Moroccan playing a Ribab at Ait Benhaddou

The traditional stringed instrument (Ribab) being played by a Moroccan on top of Ait Benhaddou - We spent 2 amazing weeks in Morocco, enjoying the people, their customs and its age-old culture. It wasn't enough. Shukran!

The Berber-Amazigh Ribab is an ancestral string instrument used in Morocco, the word Ribab means a kind of single-stringed violin. The original name of this instrument used by the Amazigh was originally called, in the Tamazight language, the Amzad, which means 'the hair', - the string of this instrument is made of horsehair.

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[lifejourneytwo]

Have you seen a ribab being played before? Enjoy the sound?

[freeman]

That’s in Ait Ben haddou ourzazat, i love this man, thanks for sharing it, tanmirt 👌

[africando]

He died 2021 during the covid luck down. May his soul rest in peace

[foreverything]

Thanks for sharing video I know this is man

[Ohiology]

Sounds similar to an instrument I heard in Eritrean music.

[hassanben]

Please don't tell berber you tell amazigh, the word berber is a Romain's word about people places occupeted by romain with respect for indeginious.