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Voices harmonize with the sounds of flutes and the singing of the Baghut. And when the Sultan emerged, his retinue followed, adorned, carrying trays of food for the Sultan, singing joyfully, their voices clear. The singers sang along with the clear voices and the flutes. And when they added to it a drum made of wood, rectangular, like the drum known in Egypt as the darbuka, and called by them "Kamil," and its shape is thus: And it has a strap, as in the picture. The player enters through the strap with his hand, places the strap on his shoulder, and the drum rests under his armpit. He strikes it with his hands, making precise beats to the sound of the flutes and their singing. This is the music of the Fur people, and they have teachers who teach them singing, chanting, and drumming on the aforementioned drum. The singers who walk before him, raising their hands, sing their own songs. The method is that they form groups, and one person from each group sings, while the rest respond loudly. Therefore, when the Sultan rides, the drums are beaten, and all the people sing joyfully. It was heard.