- Fann at-Tanbura
Fann aṭ-Ṭanbūra (ArB|فن الطنبوره) is a traditional music and dance genre in the
Arab Gulf states , especiallyBahrain ,Kuwait andOman . Musically, the "tanbura " instrument plays a central role, along with severaldrum s 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 atrance . 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 fromSwahili .ee also
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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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