Walking with their fathers in the desert, navigating by the stars beneath the incandescent Moon, instilled in two boys a love of the ever-changing sands—their beauty, mystery and power.
One of them, from Sudan, found inspiration in the monumental Nubian statues that he found among the shifting sands, while the other, an Egyptian, was stimulated by the Sufi music his father played, the rhythms and harmonies offering a gateway to the soul.