Arab music talk
Arab vs...
- Middle East
- Near East
- West Asia
- Islamic world
Defining "Arab" based on various criteria...
- Primary language = Arabic
- Genealogy
- Ethnic identity: sense of participating in the heritage of Arabic-dominated civilizations
What is music of the Arab world?
Histories and typologies of Arab music - realities and ideologies
"classical Arab music" - the Levantine-Egyptian wasla (al-turath, the heritage)
Live musical examples