In the women's gatherings animated by the meddahat, the passive nonchalance of the assembled drinkers is replaced with a frenzy: the women become intoxicated with dance, stimulate themselves with tea and coffee, and shake to the rhythm of the three percussion instruments of the orchestra (gellal, obaya, and ar).
La nonchalance passiva delle assemblee di bevitori lascia spazio, nelle adunanze femminili animate dalle meddahat, alla frenesia: le donne sono inebriate dalla danza, stimolate da tè e caffè, e si agitano al ritmo delle tre percussioni dell'orchestra (gellal, obaya, e ar).