Sidi Mimun and Lalla Mimuna — black
Chalaba
Also: Salaba. Salutation/invocation piece, often used to greet the spirits at suite transitions. Suite assignment varies by lineage — recorded in Sidi Mimun contexts on Hamid El Kasri & Issam-Issam's 'Saha Koyo' (2006) and on Innov Gnawa's 'Aicha' (2018).
No transcription yet.
We don't publish a tab for Chalaba until a maâlem, a community contributor, or a careful by-ear transcription provides one. The earlier auto-curated patterns weren't actual transcriptions and have been removed. Listen to the real recordings below to learn the piece by ear, or try authoring your own version in the editor.
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Recorded performances
Real recordings of Chalaba by maâlems and groups. Curated where direct links exist; search links cover the rest.