Gnawa musicians - North Africa, likely Morocco
Gnawa musicians - ethnic group inhabiting Morocco and Algeria in the Maghreb. Gnawa music is characterized by instrumentation. Large, heavy iron castanets known as qraqab or krakebs as shown in this photo feature heavily. Gnawas perform a complex liturgy, called lila or derdeba
Picture No
13129636
Media ID
45781522
Size
5188px x 3329px
(1.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Photograph by Garcia-Cortes, reproduced on a postcard
Date
circa 1950s
