MIZWAD MIZWAD (ar. مِزْود) is a single reed instrument from Tunisia. It’s used during parties, weddings and folk dances. It’s a kind of bagpipe made of sheepskin sack. Their sound is like sound of bagpipes coming from Scotland. Mizwad looks like musical instrument form Libya called zukra. Here you can see and listen to […]
KHALIJI Khaliji, khaleegy– (ar. gulf) is a folk dance from the Persian Gulf. It is also called ‘the hair dance’ because of many shaking head movements. Other characteristic features are hand gestures like wrist accents and chest shimmy. Khaliji is a joyful dance performed solo or in a group (when performed by several dancers, it […]
HABBAN HABBAN (ar. هبان) is a double reed instrument from the Persian Gulf. It’s a kind of bagpipe made of goatskin sack. It sounds like bagpipes coming from Scotland. Here you can see and listen to habban music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZcVBg-15nk
RHAITA RHAITA (ar. غيطة) is a double reed instrument from northern Africa. It’s typical instrument in Morocco. This shawm is very similar to zurna or mizmar. It can be made of cedar wood. Here you can see and listen to rhaita music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ON55MJ55pY
ZAAR Zaar– is a ceremony that comes from Ethiopia but is known in the whole North African area. The aim of Zaar is to cure mentally or physically sick person. The ceremony consists of hypnotizing rhythm (called zaar or ayoub) made by a group of musicians playing drums and a sick person dancing until he […]
TANBUR TANBUR, TAMBUR or TANBOURA is type of a long-necked, string instrument. It’s used in folk music of Iran, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan. There are three most known types: Turkish, Iranian and Afghan. Here you can see and listen to tanbur music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8-7WKu9UwI
commonly known as ‘belly dance’ was created in Middle East and North Africa. Characterized by the richness and diversity of styles, its tradition goes back several thousand years. The most famous dance styles are: Egyptian, Lebanese and Turkish. For more informaion visit my page www.mahtab.pl
SHAABY Shaaby – is name of folk dance style and music that comes from the rural Egypt but also from Tunisia and Morocco. This dance style is very cheerful and funny. It can be danced in traditional glalabeya or, in street-shaaby style, in top and jeans. Shaaby music is played on traditional musical instruments but […]
SIMSIMIYYA SIMSIMIYYA (arab. سمسمية) is type of a lyre popular in Egypt, Yemen and Jordan (it looks a bit like a kissar). We can hear this instrument in a traditional Bedouin music as well as in the urban folklore – from the Egyptian cities of Port Said and Ismailiyya. Simsimiyya is also one of the […]
ZURNA ZURNA is a woodwind instrument and is similar to the mizmar. The name comes from from Persian word sunray (سرنای). It has seven holes and can measure from 30cm to 60cm. It is played during weddings and family ceremonies, folk dances. Zurnas are used in the folk music in Turkey, Iran, Israel, Azerbaijan, Greece, , […]
