Arabic & Druse Music / Var: Arabic & Druse Music / Various

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Arabic & Druse Music / Various

Artist:

Various Artists

Label:

Folkways Records

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

093070448025

Genre:

International

Release Date:

2012-05-30

Number of Discs:

1

This 1957 release, recorded in Palestine, features the music of the Druze people, which is fundamentally Arabic in character. The liner notes provide an explanation of it's characteristics, such as it's scale system, the maqam'at, and rhythmic modes, iqa'at, as well as notation for the tracks and translations of lyrics. Selections include classical oud music, Bedouin songs, eulogies, and wedding music.

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