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Performed by a group of villagers from Husseiniyat in Yemen, this fast and furious, largely improvised music is played for dancing. A duet of two flutes (gasaba) is backed by a polyrhythmic ensemble of three large horizontal drums (tabl) and several kettledrums (marfa, tunkarat).
"Chargui and Hakif dances" from Yemen: Traditional Music of the North (Cat.# Unesco D 8004) (p)1988 Auvidis-Unesco. All rights reserved.
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