Tunisia, Vol. 1: The Classical Arab-Andalusian Music of Tunis
Various Artists

After the rise of Islam in the 7th century, classical Arab music developed in cities and later in the Muslim (Moorish) Andalusian courts of Seville, Granada, and Cordoba. From the 13th century onward, the Christian reconquista of Spain drove the Muslims to North Africa, where these local styles took root. In his liner notes, ethnomusicologist Wolfgang Laade explains that the goal of the Sevilleinfluenced Tunis music presented here is the exact reproduction of traditional repertoire. Liner notes include a description of ArabAndalusian music history, forms, and instruments.
Track Listing
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Taqsîm Beyati | S¯alih al-Mahd¯i | 2:02 | |
102
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Bashraf Samâ'î in the mode Sîka | Orchestra of the Rashîdia | 7:20 | |
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Taqsîm Rasdu-dh-Dîl | Tahar Gharsa | 6:03 | |
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Bashraf Samâ'î in Rasdu-dh-Dîl | Association Musulmane de Musique, led by Djelani ben Chaffai ben Bader | 10:22 | |
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Taqsîm Sîka | Khaled Kaak | 4:18 | |
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Andalusian Nawbah in the mode Sîka | n/a | 22:41 |