Labiba Mazin is the first generation of dancer-singers known in the family with at least one known film credit in Giovanni Canova's documentary "Folk Life in Upper Egypt (1978-1982)",  where she tells the story "The Kite's Daughter" (or بنت الحداية Bint el Hidaya). Although her parents may have initially objected, she became a significant artist in her community and later taught the daughters of her brother Yousef to dance and sing. She was especially talented at recitations of the epic tales and monologues and her dance has been described as bearing similarity to that of Nazla el Adel, the famous almah from Cairo.

According to family stories she seems to have drawn a lot of inspiration from the dancers she interacted with at moulids, some of which were Sumbati ghawazee; and was undoubtedly influenced by other upper Egyptian dancers like the elder Wahida el Rikabi from Edfu with whom she worked with on occasion. Other dance partners at various times included her sister Fahima, distant cousins Hanifa, Wahida and Hamida, and her oldest niece Suad.

Fahima Mazin taught the nieces how to skillfully create unique and impressive costumes and delicious meals. Yousef's youngest daughter credits the delight of the meals she serves guests to the skills she learned from Fahima and praises Fahima's skills in beading and sewing the original costumes worn by the Banat Mazin.