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Thumping, beating and vocalizing are the ways these Shias sing in rhythm and harmony... Not quite with a purely musical intent, but chest thumping of Muharram-mourning Shia of India does create a most percussive rhythm that appeals to our baser fondness of beats and percussive rhythm as human beings. Watch a slow motion rendition of Muharram in Old Delhi - Slow motion view of mourning with chanting, with much flag waving, of the Shia community of India. Shia Muslims of India mourn the martyrdom of Husayn at Ahura of Muharram, in Old Delhi on 9th August 2022. With tuneful and coordinate musicality, rhythm and heartfelt chanting, they mourn in tandem, and the crowd turns into one single voice and being. See lots of cinematic 4K slow motion and artistic imagery herein. Arms outstretched, Shi
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