Mizmar: Egyptian musical instrument

In the Arabic music, a mizmar is any single or double reed wind musical instrument. In Egypt, the term is mizmar often refer to the conical shawn that is known as Zurna in turkey. The mizmar is also a term that is used for a group of musicians, often a duo or trio that play the musical instrument together with an accompaniment of one or two double-side bass drums that are known as ‘tabl baladi’ in the Arabic language. The mizmars are often performed in Egypt either at weddings or as an accompanying musical instrument to the belly dancers. In Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and Syria, the musical instrument is influenced by the zurna of Turkey. The zurna is a higher pitched version of the musical instrument and may be also called zamr in those countries. In morocco, an analogous musical instrument is known as ‘ghaita’. Together with the belly dancers, the musical instrument may accompany the dabke, a folkloric line dance that is done in Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Iraq and Palestinian Territories. 

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