Bedouin music

Bedouin music (Arabic: الموسيقى البدوية) is the music of nomadic Bedouin Arab tribes in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Mesopotamia and the Levant.^[1] It is closely linked to its text and poems. Songs are based on poetry and are sung either unaccompanied, or to the stringed instrument, the rebab.^[1] Traditional instruments are the rebab and various woodwinds.^[2] Examples of Bedouin music are the Samri of Saudi Arabia,^[3] Aita of Morocco, and the internationally recognised Rai of Algeria.^[4]

Bedouin violin players, Middle East, circa 1880s.

References

^ ^a ^b . Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2007. Microsoft Corporation. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
^ "Bedouin music". Bedouin Discovery. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
^ Middle East Report, No. 169, Crossing the Line, (Mar. – Apr., 1991), pp. 39–42
^ "An Introduction to Northern African Rai Music". LiveAbout. Retrieved 2022-10-07.

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