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This Gnawa musician is playing a plucked lute called gumbri, a three-stringed bass instrument. Gnawa origin from West-Africa. They try to earn some money by performing music for passing tourists in Rabat, Morocco. Gnawa music is a mixture of sub-Saharan African, Berber, and Arabic religious songs and rhythms. Many Gnawa groups combines music and acrobatic dancing. Nowadays the practice of Gnawa music is concentrated in north Africa, mainly Morocco.