After 17 years in operation, MaqamWorld has been rebuilt with the help of a 2016 grant from The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC). MaqamWorld includes the following new features:
If you like this website please check out the companion book INSIDE ARABIC MUSIC, co-authored with my friend Sami Abu Shumays (creator of MaqamLessons). The book is a comprehensive reference on Arabic Music and was released by Oxford University Press in August 2019.
Learn about the Arabic rhythmic cycle called Iqa‘, made of the primitive sounds dum and tak.
Iqa‘Learn about the Arabic music forms, called Qawalib, used in both vocal and instrumental music, composed and improvised.
FormsLearn about the traditional Arabic Instruments, melodic and percussion, as well as Western instruments that have been "Arabized".
InstrumentsLearn about the book Inside Arabic Music (co-authored with Sami Abu Shumays) that was published in August 2019.
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