Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou - Oulad Lghaba LP

Morocco's first female gnawa musician and her band break tradition, 
performing this most patriarchal of musical forms. The low, twang of 
the gimbri (three-stringed bass lute), underpinned by the rhythmic 
clacking of the qaraqab (metal castanets) makes for a magical and
hypnotic sound. It’s very easy to see how this music is used in trance 
and healing ceremonies.