Iqa‘ Ayyub 2/4

(also called Zar)

Iqa‘ Index

Iqa‘ Ayyub (also spelled Ayoub) is primarily used in Sufi music as well as in some folk music and Raqs Sharqi (Belly Dance). Ayyub is sometimes called Zar in Egypt, after a folk healing ceremony led by women who play hand-held percussion instruments. Ayyub’s feel is rapid, short and cyclical.