Monday, October 19, 2009

Links for Middle East

Hakim, "is-Salamu 'Alaykum" ("Peace be with you" - a common Islamic greeting. This song was controversial among some strict Muslims in Egypt.)


Performance on buzuq (plucked stringed instrument) and tombak (drum):


Mosque in Cordoba, Spain - one of the most visible legacies of Muslim rule in Spain before 1492

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Sufi Zikr in Turkey - in the center are the dancers commonly known as "whirling dervishes"
Zikr - not certain of location
Kawala player in Turkey - very different style from our madh example!
Omaima el-Khalil, singer, accompanied by Marcel Khalife. A combination of Arabic art music and a jazz ballad.
Dina, Egyptian belly dancer

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