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Mezwed is a genre of popular traditional music based on oriental rhythms, believed by Tunisians to be completely different from Egyptian Saahbi music. It incorporates traditional Tunisian drums called Darbouka and a kind of bagpipe called a Zokra with a bag made from ewe's leather. Usually it is sung in a local (Tunisian) dialect of Arabic. Originally the music of the countryside and the working classes; it is often played at weddings and parties. It has its own particular dance in which people enter a trance-like state.

The themes of Mezwed are social, typically: immigration, racism, family and love. It is not a kind of music heard everywhere because some people find it "vulgar" and "cheap" even though it's the most wide-spread style of Tunisian music.

Nowadays new fusions of Mezwed, with Hip-Hop and Rap are becoming popular. The most popular singers are Fatma Boussaha, Samir Lousif and Hedi Habbouba.

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-'''Mezwed''' is a genre of popular [[traditional music]] based on oriental rhythms, believed by [[Tunisia]]ns to be completely different from [[Egypt]]ian [[Saahbi]] music. It incorporates traditional Tunisian drums called ''[[Darbouka]]'' and a kind of [[bagpipe]] called a ''Zokra'' with a bag made from [[sheep|ewe]]'s leather. Usually it is sung in a local (Tunisian) dialect of [[Arabic]]. Originally the music of the countryside and the working classes; it is often played at weddings and parties. It has its own particular dance in which people enter a trancelike state.
+'''Mezwed''' is a genre of popular [[traditional music]] based on oriental rhythms, believed by [[Tunisia]]ns to be completely different from [[Egypt]]ian [[Saahbi]] music. It incorporates traditional Tunisian drums called ''[[Darbouka]]'' and a kind of [[bagpipe]] called a ''Zokra'' with a bag made from [[sheep|ewe]]'s leather. Usually it is sung in a local (Tunisian) dialect of [[Arabic]]. Originally the music of the countryside and the working classes; it is often played at weddings and parties. It has its own particular dance in which people enter a trance-like state.
 The themes of Mezwed are social, typically: [[immigration]], [[racism]], family and love. It is not a kind of music heard everywhere because some people find it "vulgar" and "cheap" even though it's the most wide-spread style of [[Tunisian music]].