In describing the sharp sound of the Kurdish frame drum, percussionist Jalal Kimia recalled the voices of veteran Sufi dancers. “The hoarse bass of the daf sounds like an old dervish who has many ...
On a hot summer night in the courtyard of a Sufi mosque at the foot of Erbil’s historic citadel, the hypnotic rhythms of the drums guide a prayerful dhikr ritual. The faithful men let down their hair ...
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