A bec flute, tbel* drum and quaraqeb* tambour
jig out a maqamate*
mode, richer in sequence than harmodes. Three goat-gut
strings of a guimbri* drone,
like gnawa* dancers posing on zero, eight and four.
*tbel: tam-tam drum
*quaraqeb: hand-held castanets
*maqamate: 22-microtone modal system
*guimbri: ancient Moroccan guitar with 3 strings
*gnawa: african spritual dancer