Krakebs

Set of qaraqib

Krakebs or garagab (Arabic: قراقب‎, also transliterated as qaraqib or qraqib, singular qarqaba (قرقبة)) are large metal castanet-like musical instruments which are the primary rhythmic component of Gnawa music. They are used primarily in Morocco and Algeria and are considered to be a hypnotic instrument, allowing people to be engulfed in a trance-like state.

Traditional Arabic musical instruments Plucked lutes Buzuq Gimbri Guembri Lotar Oud Qanbūs Sintir Lavta Zithers Qanun Bowed lutes Kamanjah Rababa Lyres Simsimiyya Kissar Tanbūra Flutes Ney Kawala Reed instruments Arghul Habbān Jirba Mijwiz Mizmar Mizwad Rhaita Drums Bendir Daf Goblet drum Hajir Mazhar Mirwas Naqara Naqareh Riq Tar Tabl baladi Other percussion Krakebs Manjur Mihbaj Sagat (zills) Sistrum Clapping Clay Jug