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YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. "Lm3allem" by Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred is the most-viewed Arabic music video with 1 billion views in May 2023. [1] [2] "Ya Lili" by Tunisian singer Balti with Hammouda is the second video to garner over 700 million views.
Iraqi Maqam (Arabic: المقام العراقي, romanized: al-maqām al-ʿIrāqī) is a genre of Arabic maqam music found in Iraq.The roots of modern Iraqi maqam can be traced as far back as the Abbasid Caliphate (8th–13th centuries AD), when that large empire was controlled from Baghdad.
The song continues to be celebrated for its artistic excellence and emotional depth. It has been covered by numerous artists and remains a staple in the repertoire of classical Arabic music. Many contemporary Arab musicians and singers cite Umm Kulthum and her songs, including "Fat El Ma'ad," as major influences on their work.
The orchestra's repertoire includes both Western classical music, as well as works by contemporary Syrian composers, including Maias Alyamani, [5] Malek Jandali, [6] or Zaid Jabri. [7] - A charity concert by the orchestra on 3 February 2009 raised $110,000 for an UNRWA campaign for the children of Gaza. [8]
Arabic music (Arabic: الموسيقى العربية, romanized: al-mūsīqā l-ʿarabiyyah) is the music of the Arab world with all its diverse music styles and genres. Arabic countries have many rich and varied styles of music and also many linguistic dialects , with each country and region having their own traditional music .
Andalusi classical music (Arabic: طرب أندلسي, romanized: ṭarab ʾandalusī; Spanish: música andalusí), also called Andalusi music or Arab-Andalusian music, is a genre of music originally developed in al-Andalus by the Muslim population of the region and the Moors.
The word maqam in Arabic means place, location or position. The Arabic maqam is a melody type. It is "a technique of improvisation" that defines the pitches, patterns, and development of a piece of music and is "unique to Arabic art music". [1] There are 72 heptatonic tone rows or scales of maqamat. [1]
Malek Jandali (Arabic: مالك جندلي, Mālik Jandalī) (born 1972) is a Syrian-American [1] composer and pianist, whose music integrates Middle-Eastern modes and Arabic Maqams into Western structures of classical music. He is the founder of the nonprofit organization Pianos for Peace, which aims to build peace through music and education. [2]