Classic Arabic Music: A Recital of Muwashahat

Lebanese musicologist Dr. Afif Alvarez Bulos and his ensemble present a recital of Arabic muwashahat music in this 1976 release. Muwashah is a type of vocal composition common in modern classical Arabic songs which follows the rules of muwashah poetry with respect to the number of lines, the length of the line, meter, and rhyme. This album showcases both the older Spanish Andalusian muwashahat, which dates to medieval times, and the modern muwashahat style. Bulos includes musical notation and translation of poetry in the liner notes, along with a sample of the Andalusian muwashah in Arabic script.

EN ESPAÑOL

El musicólogo libanés, el Dr. Afif Alvaréz Bulos y su conjunto presentan un recital de música árabe Muwashahat en esta publicación de 1976. Muwashahat es un tipo de composición vocal común en las modernas canciones árabes clásicas, que siguen las reglas de la poesía Muwashah con respecto al número de líneas, la longitud de la línea, la métrica y la rima. Este álbum muestra tanto el antiguo español de Andalucia Muwashahat, que data de la época medieval, como el estilo moderno del Muwashahat.

Bulos incluye anotaciones musicales y la traducción de la poesía en notas internas, junto con una muestra de la muwashah de Andalucia en escritura árabe.

Track Listing

101	Andalusian Muwashah - Lamma bada Afif Bulos and His Ensemble	04:14
102	Andalusian Muwashah Uthkurini Afif Bulos and His Ensemble	04:17
103	Modern Muwashah Ya Man Yahinnu Afif Bulos and His Ensemble	05:28
104	Song without Words - Bint-esh-shalabiyya Afif Bulos and His Ensemble	04:46
105	Modern Muwashah for Instruments - Ya shadiyal-alhan Afif Bulos and His Ensemble	04:10
201	Song of Upper Egypt - Tita ya mahla nurha Afif Bulos and His Ensemble	04:04
202	Modern Muwashah for Voice and Instruments - Ya louru hubbiki Afif Bulos and His Ensemble	02:49
203	Lebanese Air - Wayli minal gharami Afif Bulos and His Ensemble	03:47
204	Lebanese Air - Al-loma Afif Bulos and His Ensemble	03:02