A brief excerpt of the Yemeni American group Afrah al-Yemen performing at a wedding during the summer of 1994. Group members include ‘Abd al-Nur, vocals and ‘ud and Salah Najar and Mufadal Yaswer, percussion (darabukkah and bongos). The Yemeni repretoire and style of Afrah al-Yemen are among the most distinctive in Arab Detroit. Listen for the unique timbre of the singer’s voice and the way it is intertwined with the ‘ud line which both supports the vocal line and provides musical interludes between lines of text.