The Abu Tbailah (Arabic for “Father of the Mini-Drum”), also known as Al-Musaharati, Al-Musahher, or Al-Nafar, is a traditional figure responsible for waking people up before suhoor, the predawn meal ...

That drum is the object for this programme. "I think it does signify the fusion between Black Africa, sub-Saharan Africa proper, and the Arab world. It looks like the kind of drum you would see in ...