Ma'luf
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Ma'luf (Arabic: مألوف, romanized: acquainted, customary[1]) is a genre of art music in the tradition of the classical music of Al-Andalus and exists both in Eastern Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. Its origins have been traced to Muslim culture in Al-Andalus, and it was later introduced to the Maghreb by Andalusi refugees.[2]
History
[edit]The Arabic word ma'luf means 'familiar' or 'customary'. In Tunisia, it refers to the country's Andalusian musical tradition. Like similar musical genres of Morocco, Algeria, and Libya, ma'luf had its origins in the Islamic courts and cities of medieval Iberia (Al-Andalus). Following the Christian Reconquista, this musical tradition reached the Maghreb through the migration of Muslim and Jewish refugees.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Team, Almaany. "تعريف و معنى مألوف بالعربي في معجم المعاني الجامع، المعجم الوسيط ،اللغة العربية المعاصر - معجم عربي عربي - صفحة 1". www.almaany.com. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ↑ Encyclopedia Americana Scholastic Library Publishing - 2006 "The most renowned Tunisian art form is the maluf, a song of Spanish origin introduced by Andalusian refugees."
- ↑ Davis, Ruth F. (2004). Ma'luf: Reflections on the Arab Andalusian Music of Tunisia. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-0-8108-5138-2.
Further reading
[edit]- Davis, Ruth F. (1996). "The Art/Popular Music Paradigm and the Tunisian Ma'lūf." Popular Music, v. 15, no. 3, Middle East Issue (October 1996), pp. 313-323.
- Davis, Ruth F. (1997). "Traditional Arab Music Ensembles in Tunis: Modernizing Al-Turath in the Shadow of Egypt." Asian Music, v. 28, no. 2 (Spring/Summer 1997), pp. 73-108.
- Davis, Ruth F. (1997). "Cultural Policy and the Tunisian Ma'lūf: Redefining a Tradition." Ethnomusicology, v. 41, no. 1 (Winter 1997), pp. 1-21.
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