which can include both men and women. To the Berbers, this type of guembri is more widely known as loutaralthough in the Jebala area it is actually called a guembri. Popular loutar players are Mohamed Rouicha, Hammou Oulyazid, Hajjaoui and Mohamed Mssmodi Al Hamadi and Maghni. Malhun: sung poetry in Moroccan colloquial Arabic (Darija). It is similar to the loutar in shape, but much smaller in size. It is not used as the main string instrument; rather it is used to provide timbre contrast to the music. It is sometimes called guenbri as well. References External links Gnawaa artists at National Geographic Spike lutes Drumhead lutes Algerian musical instruments Moroccan musical instruments