Bedouin music
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Bedouin violin players, Middle East, circa 1880s.
Bedouin music (Arabic: الموسيقى البدوية) is the music of nomadic Bedouin Arab tribes in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Mesopotamia and the Levant. 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. Traditional instruments are the rebab and various woodwinds. Examples of Bedouin music are the Samri of Saudi Arabia, Aita of Morocco, and the internationally recognised Rai of Algeria.
References
- ^ a b "Traditional Bedouin Music". Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2007. Microsoft Corporation. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ^ "Bedouin music". Bedouin Discovery. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ Middle East Report, No. 169, Crossing the Line, (Mar. – Apr., 1991), pp. 39–42
- ^ "An Introduction to Northern African Rai Music". LiveAbout. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
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