Qraqeb or garagab or Qarqabate (Arabic: قراقب), in English often transliterated as krakeb, are a iron castanet-like musical instrument primarily used as the rhythmic aspect of Gnawa music. Gnawa today is part of the North African culture and is inherent in the Maghrebi soundscape.
Qraqeb or garagab or Qarqabate (Arabic: قراقب), in English often transliterated as krakeb, are a iron castanet-like musical instrument primarily used as the rhythmic aspect of Gnawa music. Gnawa today is part of the North African culture and is inherent in the Maghrebi soundscape.
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