amanda koster
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The Hadra of Chefchaouen led by Mrs Rahoum al Beqqali Hadra is a term used to mean Dhikr (or Zikr): a Sufi, mystical, ritual of mentioning and remembering of Allah and the prophet. Ms. Beqqali, who leads the groups, takes her ancestry to the Beqqali Sufi order (Tariqa, in Arabic), named after a local waliy ("saintÓ). She also is an educator who teaches about 50 women at a school she set up to ÒpreserveÓ the Hadra tradition. Most likely, the music involves group and solo vocals and several Bendirs (frame drum with a snare that produces a buzzing sound) and possibly taÕrija ( a miniature goblet drum with a high pitch used to produce a counter beat). Fs, Morocco, 6/06. www.beforeharmony.org
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The Hadra of Chefchaouen led by Mrs Rahoum al Beqqali Hadra is a term used to mean Dhikr (or Zikr): a Sufi, mystical, ritual of mentioning and remembering of Allah and the prophet. Ms. Beqqali, who leads the groups, takes her ancestry to the Beqqali Sufi order (Tariqa, in Arabic), named after a local waliy ("saintÓ). She also is an educator who teaches about 50 women at a school she set up to ÒpreserveÓ the Hadra tradition. Most likely, the music involves group and solo vocals and several Bendirs (frame drum with a snare that produces a buzzing sound) and possibly taÕrija ( a miniature goblet drum with a high pitch used to produce a counter beat). Fs, Morocco, 6/06. www.beforeharmony.org