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Camel-neck hide

Documented in the archive in connection with Gnawa (Essaouira & Marrakech, Morocco).

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Classification
Material
Origin / Scope
Morocco
Connected Rooms
1 Tradition
Bibliography
1 Source

Archival note & context

Camel-neck hide is attested in the primary archival record for Gnawa in Essaouira & Marrakech, Morocco.

Rooted in West African and Sufi spiritual lineages across Morocco, Gnawa is both a repertoire of polyrhythmic songs and a nocturnal Lila ceremony invoking the seven colour-coded suites of the mluk.

The Maâlem plucks the camel-skin guembri (sintir) while koyo chorus members clash heavy iron qraqeb castanets and execute acrobatic kouyou dances.

Associated traditions

1
Gnawa
Essaouira & Marrakech, Morocco · Music
■■■■ Thriving

Sources

1

What’s on this page is sourced from the citation below.

SourcePublisherLicence
Gnawa — Folkroom Primary Archive Dossier (Morocco)Representative ListCC BY-SA 4.0
"Camel-neck hide." Folkroom Archive (Materials), https://folkroom.org/materials/camel-neck-hide · CC BY-SA 4.0.