Written by Sheikh Muḥammad al-Darwīsh Composed by Muḥammad Afandī ‘Uthmān to the nahawand maqām, a sub-maqām of the ‘ushshāq maqām.    madhhab: Kādnī el-hawa we sabaḥti ‘alīl     …

  The dawr was the pillar par excellence of the waṣla during the Nahḍa period, and “the most eagerly awaited for passage since the beginning of the waṣla because it …

In an interview with Ghassān Saḥḥāb, we asked: How was the qānūn played before the ‘arabāt were added, and after that? Before the ‘arabāt were invented, the musician would tune …

  The qānūn is a trapezoidal string instrument played by plucking the strings with two plectra fixed to both forefingers with a ring called kushtbān. The qānūn has 26 courses …

An Egyptian nationalist leader, known for his resistance against the British occupation at the beginning of the 20th century. He was the first leader ever to be mentioned by name …

    Let us assume that we have finished talking about the records, even if we haven’t listened to anything. Anyway, we will at the end of this episode. Let …

The qaṣīda “Wa ḥaqqika ant” Written by Sheikh ‘Abd Allāh al-Shabrāwī to the baḥr al-mutaqārib First recorded by Mechian national record company before 1914, performed by Sheikh Abū al-‘Ilā Muḥammad …

Muwashshaḥ “Lammā badā yatathanna”’s author is unknown. Its melody is attributed to Sheikh Muḥammad ‘Abd al-Raḥīm al-Maslūb and composed to the nahawand maqām, a sub-maqām of the ‘ushshāq maqām. “Lammā …

  The muwashshaḥ is the first vocal passage in the waṣla. It is preceded by the instrumental passage that starts off the waṣla and can be a bashraf or a …

The ensemble surrounding the muṭrib in the Arab Mashriq is called takht. The word takht –of Persian origin– designates the stage or podium: a wooden platform slightly higher than the …