Dear listeners, Welcome to a new episode of “Min al-tārīkh” Today’s episode is exceptional: It is neither about a figure nor about an event. We will be discussing a …

  The Arab Music Archiving and Research foundation (AMAR), in collaboration with the Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF), presents “Sama‘”. “Sama‘ ” is a show that discusses our musical heritage through …

    Dawr “Da‘ el-‘adhūl” was written by Sheikh Aḥmad ‘Āshūr and composed by Dāwūd Afandī Ḥusnī to the ḥijāzkār maqām.           Da‘ el-‘adhūl dā min …

    Dawr “Inta farīd fī el-ḥusn” was written by Ismā‘īl Bāshā Ṣabrī and composed by ‘Abduh Afandī al-Ḥāmūlī to the ḥijāz maqām.   Madhhab: Inta farīd fī el-ḥusn wallāk gamālak     …

As mentioned in previous episodes, the sīkāh maqām –ranked as the third maqām – is made of two words: sīh meaning third, and kāh meaning maqām. It was also known …

  Sa‘d Zaghlūl was born in Ibyāna village under the jurisdiction of Fuwwah –in the former Gharbiyya Governorate– (today, Meṭawbas in the Kafr al-Sheikh Governorate). He was born in June …

The Arab Music Archiving and Research foundation (AMAR), in collaboration with the Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF), presents “Sama‘ ”. “Sama‘ “ is a show that discusses our musical heritage through …

  The Arab Music Archiving and Research foundation (AMAR), in collaboration with the Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF), presents “Sama‘ ”. “Sama‘ “ is a show that discusses our musical heritage …

  The jahārkāh is the fourth maqām as well as the first derived maqām. It was derived from the rāst discussed previously by altering the sīkāh –that is almost mid-way …

  Dawr “El-bulbul gānī” was composed to the rāst suznak maqām by Ibrāhīm Afandī al-Qabbānī, writer unknown.   (madhhab)   El-bulbul gānī we-allī                                   Ismaḥ bi-waṣlak yā khillī           Fa-ultiluh ib‘id ‘annī                  …