A Majrour troupe stand in two rows and start playing instruments. A drummer would be sitting between the two rows and does not participate in the singing.

Standing members of the troupe will play tambourines. After playing the instruments as a short prelude, one row starts singing a lyric.

At the end of each line, the other row will move forward and repeat the line sung by the first row. The process continues until the entire lyrical poem ends.

In the meantime, a youth with a supple body makes an agile movement from one of the rows row and takes a few quick steps of a short dance. The dance usually involves sitting and standing positions depending on the music.

Different musical tunes are played and in some cases two men perform the dance. The drummer will keep on playing until the end of the song.

Majrour troupes perform in most wedding receptions in the region.

According to folklore historians of the region, the genre was a specialty of the Thaqif and their allied tribes in Taif in ancient times. Gradually, it spread to the suburbs of Makkah and the Hejaz region.

However, some historians are of the view that no musical instruments were played in Majrour performances of ancient times.

The late Talal Maddah was ranked as one of the top Majrour singers. Tariq Abdul Hakim is a famous current Majrour singer.