Fair Trade Set: Pair of Morrocan Gnawa Traditional Iron Castanets - 22cm

Fair Trade Set: Pair of Morrocan Gnawa Traditional Iron Castanets - 22cm

• Moroccan Qaraqueb Pair -Iron Moroccan Castanet / Qarkabeb
• Dimensions: 22cm long, 9cm diameter
• Moroccan iron castanets of the Gnawa people. These items are rustic with natural blemishes, due to their traditionally made nature.
• Gnawa music is a spiritual music representing the history of sub-Saharan West African people who were sold as slaves in present-day Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Tunisia.
• Like most hand cymbals, there are two for each hand. Each Qarkabeb, consists of two flat metal bars with two convex disks at each end. Two bars are linked at one end by a metal ring, and each has straps for your fingers. To play, slip your thumb and fingers under the strap.