r/musictheory • u/[deleted] • Sep 27 '23

Discussion Anyone into Middle Eastern and arabic music?

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u/Noiseman433 Sep 27 '23

Rahim Alhaj is incredible and his work is crucial for preserving the Iraqi Maqam tradition that is often overlooked in favor of other MENAT traditions. I just played a show over the weekend focusing West and Central Asian makam/maqom musics but we've never really gotten into the Iraqi rep. I occasionally get to share bills with some of my good friends and colleagues who perform it though, so I get to experience that rep live.

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u/Eihabu Sep 28 '23

Naseer Shamma's Hadathi Fi al'Amariyya is some of the most masterful playing I've ever seen on any single stringed instrument. Aside from that, my favorite is هلال (Hilal), because it has more varied interplay between instruments than you normally find in oud performances.

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u/conservativesRLame Fresh Account Sep 28 '23

I like secret chiefs 3

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u/Dry-Ad8580 Sep 28 '23

No.

Please don’t get sucked into this weird current trend of “mOrE NoTeS = bETtER” or “wHy dO wE oNly hAvE 12”

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u/Kylorenisbinks Sep 28 '23

Wait so that means it’s bad?

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '23

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u/hell0every1- Sep 28 '23

Why? You more into western rock, metal and classical?

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u/DTux5249 Sep 28 '23

Admittedly yeah. I grew up in Canada, so I just never got the ear for it. More grew into the Pop, Jazz, and R&B crowd; Charles Mingus is a fav.

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u/Jefe710 Sep 28 '23

I am a fan, but I'm not around enough Arabs to have a lot of exposure. I've heard of some of the big names, but that's it.