Someone tell me that the neck on this thing didn't come off a shovel.

[Jim Soloway]

The whole thing is pretty cool but it really starts to take off around the two minute mark. (The bass player is Dirk Blümlein from the German band M.A.D. and a personal favorite of mine. He's just an incredibly musical bass player).

 

[michael patrick]

What is that instrument called?

Cool stuff!

 

[Jim Soloway]

Apparently it's a Guembri (AKA a Sintir)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sintir.

 

[aram]

It's a Gimbri from the gnawa people of morocco and Algeria.

Check out awesometapesfromafrica.com to here some.

Shanir Blumenkranz also plays one in abraxas, a group I'm proud to be a part of.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvfB3yRIP2g&sns=em