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Arabic and Druse Music

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Arabic and Druse Music This 1957 release, recorded in Israel, features the music of the Druze people, which is fundamentally Arabic in character. The liner notes provide an explanation of its characteristics, such as its 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.

Track Listing

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Oud player
02:56
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102
Male chorus with arghul, durbakki, handclapping
03:30
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103
Male singer with chorus, handclapping
02:28
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104
Male singer with chorus, handclapping
01:23
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105
Male singer with chorus, handclapping, durbakki
01:04
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106
Male singer with chorus, handclapping
02:41
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107
Musicians playing arghul, mizmar, and durbakki with zaghareet, handclapping
04:47
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108
Male singers in a Bedouin camp
02:00
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109
Male singers in a Bedouin camp
02:47
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201
Male singer with chorus and ney
02:28
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202
Male singer with chorus and ney
06:04
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203
Mizmar player
05:04
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204
Singers with handclapping, zaghareet, and ney
03:02
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205
Druze musicians, singers at a festival
05:42