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Al-Mizmar

المزمارJeddah & Medina, Hejaz · Saudi Arabia

Hejazi group performance danced with fire-hardened shoum staffs around a central fire to the piercing double-reed mizmar oboe and drums.

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Performed at weddings and civic gatherings across the Hejaz cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, and Taif, two lines of men dressed in white thobes twirl seasoned wooden staffs around a central brazier. [1]

Driven by the double-reed mizmar shawm and a battery of mirwas and tabl drums. [2]

Transmission & Custody

Documented custodians and practitioner lineages: Hejazi Folk Troupes of Jeddah & Medina.

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