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Rebab (Arabic: ربابة, rabāba, variously spelled rebap, rubob, rebeb, rababa, rabeba, robab, rubab, rebob, etc) is the name of several related string instruments that independently spread via Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and parts of Europe. [1]
Bedouin music (Arabic: الموسيقى البدوية) is the music of nomadic Bedouin Arab tribes in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Mesopotamia and the Levant. [1] It is closely linked to its text and poems. Songs are based on poetry and are sung either unaccompanied, or to the stringed instrument, the rebab. [1]
The Maghreb rebab was described by a musicologist as the "predominant" rebab of North Africa, although the instrument was in decline with younger generations when that was published in 1984. [ 1 ] The name rebáb ( rabáb, rabába, rubáb, Arabic ربابة) refers to a group of significantly different stringed instruments, plucked or bowed ...
English, French and European songs were replaced by national Egyptian music. Cairo became a center for musical innovation. Female singers were some of the first to adopt a secular approach. Egyptian performer Umm Kulthum and Lebanese singer Fairuz were notable examples of this. Both have been popular through the decades that followed and ...
Classical Afghan music often features this instrument as a key component. Elsewhere it is known as the Kabuli rebab in contrast to the Seni rebab of India . [ 3 ] In appearance, the Kabuli rubab looks slightly different from the Indian rubab. [ 7 ]
The traditional music of Jordan has a long history. Rural zajal songs, with improvised poetry played with a mijwiz, tablah, arghul, oud, rabab, and reed pipe ensemble accompanying is popular. The transition of old cultural music into hit pop songs known worldwide. Recently, Jordan has seen the rise of prominent DJs and pop stars.
Umm Kulthum is the most famous example of performants of this music genre. [1] Tarab is typically performed on qanun, ney, oud, and rebab and vocalists sing verse-repeating muwashshah, qudud poems, or mawwal for up to hours. [4] Tarab as a musical genre has evolved over 1,000 years, influenced by other cultures and musical styles. [4]
Abdo Mousa (Arabic: عبده موسى; 1927 – 1977) was a Jordanian singer, composer, and rebab player, active during the 1960s and 1970s. He was a member of the Bani Murra, a Dom community in Jordan known for its musical traditions.