Mezwed

Mezwed is a genre of popular traditional music based on oriental rhythms, believed by Tunisians to be completely different from Egyptian Saahbi music. It incorporates traditional Tunisian drums called Darbouka and a kind of flute called a Zokra which is made from ewe's leather. Usually sang in a local (Tunisian) dialect of Arabic. Originally the music of the countryside and the working classes; often played at weddings and parties etc. It has its own particular dance in which people enter a trance like state. The themes of Mezwed are social, typically: immigration, racism, family and love. It is not a kind of music heard everywhere because some people find it "vulgar" and "cheap" even though it's the most wide-spread style of Tunisian music.

Nowaday new fusions of Mezwed, Hip-Hop and Rap are becoming popular.

The most popular singers are Fatma Bouseha, Samir Lousif and Hedi Habouba.