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Encyclopedia ID 1272
Al Ayyala Cane-Line Rhythm
Also known as العيالة
Two lines of performers sway and throw canes in time with drumming.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of United Arab Emirates.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Classical Worlds (about 1000 BCE to 500 CE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia.
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