The Guembri – A Three Stringed Skin-covered Bass Plucked Lute Used by the Gnawa People – Morocco
The guembri is a 3-stringed plucked instrument which is beeing played by the Gnawa people in Morocco and North-Africa. The playing technique is similar to the clawhammer style used with the American banjo. One of the 3 strings of the guembri is shorter and is used as a drone – this is another similarity to …