In
Arabic music, a mizmar is any single or
double reed wind instrument. In
Egypt mizmar usually refers to a
surnay. Mizmar is also a term used for a group of musicians, usually a duo or trio, that play a mizmar instrument along with an accompaniment of one or two double-sided
bass drums, known in Arabic as
tabl baladi or simply
tabl. Mizmars are usually played in Egypt at either
weddings or as an accompaniment to
belly dancers. In
Lebanon and
Syria, it is influenced by the
Turkish zurna, a higher-pitched version of the mizmar, and may also be known in those countries as a zamr or zamour, as well as mizmar. In
Morocco a similar instrument is called ghaita or
rhaita. Along with belly dancing, the mizmar may accompany the
dabke, a folkloric
line dance found in
Lebanon and
Syria.
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