Fann at-Tanbura

Fann at-Tanbura

Fann aṭ-Ṭanbūra (ArB|فن الطنبوره) is a traditional music and dance genre in the Arab Gulf states, especially Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. Musically, the "tanbura" instrument plays a central role, along with several drums and the "manjur" -- an instrument made of several goat hooves wrapped around the waist of the performer.

Men and women both participate in the singing and dance. Fann At-Tanbura is closely associated with the Zār spiritual ritual, and it was originally used in healing practices. Participants would occasionally fall into a trance. In modern times though it is more often a musical performance.

The practice has East African origins as the lyrics of the songs are usually from Swahili.

ee also

* Liwa (music)
* Ardha
* Fijiri
* Sawt (music)
* Yowla
* M'alayah
* Culture of the Arab Gulf states
* Afro-Arab

External links

* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ab8L8lUK19A Video of Tanbura performance in Kuwait]
* [http://www.catnaps.org/islamic/society.html#tambura The Tambura]
* [http://www.octm-folk.gov.om/meng/instrument_mel02.asp Oman Centre for Traditional Music]
* [http://www.afropop.org/multi/feature/ID/692 Africans in the Arabian Gulf]
* [http://aalsafi.tripod.com/tm/management/possession.htm The zar and the tumbura cults]
* Poul Rovsing Olsen, "La Musique Africaine dans le Golfe Persique", Journal of the International Folk Music Council, Vol. 19, (1967), pp. 28-36


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