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Guembri (Sintir)
الكمبريThree-stringed bass skin-covered lute carved from walnut or cedar and stretched with camel-neck hide, played by Moroccan Gnawa Maâlem masters.
Classification
Instrument
Origin / Scope
Morocco
Connected Rooms
1 Tradition
Bibliography
1 Source
Archival note & context
The guembri's rounded rectangular soundbox is hollowed from a single log and covered with untanned camel neck skin, topped by a fretless round neck often fitted with a metal sersera rattle at the tip.
Plucked and struck simultaneously with the right hand, it anchors both percussion and bass melody throughout the nocturnal Gnawa Lila ceremony.
Used in traditions
1Sources
1What’s on this page is sourced from the citation below.
| Source | Publisher | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Gnawa — UNESCO Representative List Dossier 01170 | UNESCO ICH, 2019 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |