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For the music of Andalusia, Spain, see main article: Music of Andalusia. Andalusi classical music (Arabic: طرب أندَلُسي, موسيقى الآلة transliterated ṭarab andalusi or Musiqa al-Ala, Spanish: música andalusí) is a major genre of Arabic music found in different local substyles across the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya in the form of the Ma'luf style).
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.
As an exponent of the "Nayda" artistic movement in Morocco which places emphasis on local heritage, Mansour provides vocals in the Moroccan Arabic dialect of Darija. [1] Bab L' Bluz take inspiration from a wide range of musical styles such as Gnawa music, blues, Chaâbi, and Afrobeat. [2] [3]
The track features a distinct Moroccan Chaabi music string sample from Najat Aatabou's 1992 song "Hadi Kedba Bayna" ("This Lie is Obvious" in Moroccan Arabic). [6] [7] The main hook of the song is in 6 4 time signature, while the rest is in 4 4. The track also features rapping by Q-Tip (member of A Tribe Called Quest).
The Master Musicians of Joujouka perform a variety of Sufi music that is believed to be more than one thousand years old. [4] [5] The collective became an item of interest for members of the Beat Generation in the 1950s, when Moroccan folklorist Mohamed Hamri informed European colleagues about the group's music. [3]
Nass El Ghiwane (Arabic: ناس الغيوان) are a musical group established in 1970 in Casablanca, Morocco. [1] [2] The group, which originated in avant-garde political theater, [3] has played an influential role in Moroccan chaabi (or shaabi). [2] Nass El Ghiwane were the first band to introduce Western instruments like the modern banjo.
Chaabi (lit. "popular" [1]) refers to several types of popular music of Morocco, combining rural and urban folk music. [2] [3] The genre started out as street music performed in squares and souks, and can be heard in cafés, at restaurants and at weddings. [2] Rural varieties include Jerra and al-Aïta (lit. "the cry" [4]).
The Kissariat al-Kifah (Arabic: قيسارية الكفاح) or Kissaria (القيسارية) is the historic central bazaar of Fes el-Bali, the historic old city of Fez, Morocco. It is located between the Zawiya of Moulay Idris II and the Qarawiyyin Mosque.