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The Mawwal-The Sung Poetry of Arab Music

Posted on April 2, 2018 by katyafaris

The links between Arabic literature and music are many, but can particularly be seen in a parallel fashion with the Mawwal, a form of sung poetry. Imagine the camp fires of the Bedouin late at… Read more.

Music and Healing: The Kurdish Music of Ostad Elahi

Posted on March 30, 2018 by katyafaris

Written in 2012 Music and Healing: Ethnomusicologist, Dr. Jean During and the Kurdish Music of Ostad Elahi According to The Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethnomusicology (Koen, ed.) the burgeoning field of Medical Ethnomusicology is doing… Read more.

Review: Making Music in the Arab World-The Culture and Artistry of Tarab by Ali Jihad Racy

Posted on March 30, 2018 by katyafaris

Review: written in 2012 Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab. Ali Jihad Racy. 2003. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Middle East Studies, 17. xvi, 248 pp., 10 photographs, glossary,… Read more.

Review: A Trade Like Any Other By Karin Van Nieuwkerk

Posted on March 28, 2018 by katyafaris

There aren’t many Arab dance ethnographies in ethnomusicology, and this one in particular is important for Arab dancers to understand. I wrote this in 2011. A Trade Like Any Other By Karin Van Nieuwkerk Introduction:… Read more.

Music and Dance Interrelationship Articles in Ethnomusicology

Posted on March 28, 2018 by katyafaris

I’ve had several dancers ask me for article references that deal with the discourse of music and dance interrelationship. Here are some that I compiled while in school; I’m sure there are more now! If… Read more.

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The Mawwal-The Sung Poetry of Arab Music

Music and Healing: The Kurdish Music of Ostad Elahi

Review: Making Music in the Arab World-The Culture and Artistry of Tarab by Ali Jihad Racy

Review: A Trade Like Any Other By Karin Van Nieuwkerk

Music and Dance Interrelationship Articles in Ethnomusicology

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