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Music 63 - Music of the Peoples of the World

Listening list #2: Middle East and North Africa

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Track Country/Region Title Instrumentation Notes Performance recorded Timing

I. Instrument Examples
1 Bahrain Example of ‘ud from performance of taqsim in maqam Iraq ‘ud The ‘ud is a fretless pear-shaped lute.
See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 84, top		 Sultan Hamid 0:34
2 Iran Example of sehtar from performance in dastgah al-Shari sehtar The sehtar is a fretted long-necked lute.
See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 84 second from top		 Hussein Ali Zodeh 0:50
3 Egypt Example of rabab (from Zahrat el loxor [The Rose of Luxor]) rabab The rabab is a bowed spike fiddle.
See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 84 bottom		 Metqal Quenaoui Metqal and Les musiciens du Nil 0:35
4 Egypt Example of arghul (from a performance of a taqsim) arghul The arghul is a double clarinet. This is an example of the smallest Eqyptian version, called the arghul al asghar or orma.
See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 86 second from top		 Mustafa Abdel Aziz 0:40
5 Egypt Example of mizmar (from a performance of a taqsim) Three mizmars and tabla baladi (drum) See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 86 top (the similar zurna) Qenawi Bakhit Genawi and Les musiciens du Nil 0:36
6 Turkey Example of a nay and frame drum (from Semai in maqam Hidjat, composed by Nayi Osman Dedl, 17th century) Two nays and a def (frame drum) The nay is a notch-blown vertical flute. This piece is from the Sufi tradition of Turkey.
See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 85 bottom and p. 86 second from bottom		 Kudsi Erguner and Süleyman Erguner 0:46
7 Egypt Example of darabukka (from Ya faraoule [Oh, Strawberry] The darabukka is a tuned goblet drum. Saïd Mohammed Ali and Les musiciens du Nil
See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 86 bottom		 0:35
II. Islamic Music
8 Egypt Adhan Solo chant The Islamic call to prayer.
See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 83		 3:02
9 Algeria Qur'an recitation Chorus chant See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 82-83 The religious brotherhood of Al-Ateuf 2:28
10 Egypt Dhikr [Remembrance] Sufi ceremony
See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 83		 Members of the Guneydiyah sect of the Fayoum Oasis, led by Ismail Ali Hasan and Abdel Hamid Abdel Aziz 2:20
III. Classical Music
11 Bahrain Taqsim in maqam hijaz ‘Ud See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 87 Graphic 7.3 Sultan Hamid 3:30
12 Egypt Aamedat el Karnak [The Pillars at Karnak] Les Musiciens du Nil 6:07
13 Lebanon Waslah in Maqam Huzam Violin, qanun, ‘ud, riqq See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 91-92 Ensemble of Classical Arab Music: Nidaa Abou Mrad (violin), Mohamad Ayache (voice and ‘ud), Maria Makhoul (qanun), and Ali Wehbè (Byblos Records) 4:20
14 Iran Dastgah Mahur Tar See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 97-98 Hussein Ali Zodeh (Topic Records Ltd.) 5:00
IV. Popular Music
15 Egypt Kayfa Marat
[How do hearts own you?
by Riad al-Sunbati and Ahmed Rami		 Singer and firqa orchestra A qasidah in maqam bayati
See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 93 and fig. 7.3		 Umm Kulthum 6:55
16 Egypt Fire Dance
by Fathy Salama		 Mizmar, rabab, arghul, tabl baladi, electric bass guitar, riqq, bongos, nay, qanun A modern composition that imitates wedding ensembles of Upper Egypt, alternating maqam saba and maqam bayati shuri.
See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 94 and fig. 7.4		 Sharkiat 3:53
V. Jewish Music
17 Israel Example of shofar Shofar horns See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 99 fig. 7.6 0:17
18 Israel Hava Netze Bamachol/El Ginat Egoz/Hora Eylat (Let Us Go to the Dance/To the Garden of Walnut/The Hora of Eylat) Flute, guitar, accordion, and drums Israeli folk dance 5:39
19 USA Rumenisher Doyne Klezmer band. A "doina" is a type of lament from Romania derived from Jewish cantor songs. This version was originally recorded in the US in the 1920s.
See Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 102-104		 Klezmer Conservatory Band with Don Byron, clarinet. 3:59