Music of Morocco
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Moroccan music varies greatly between geographic regions and social groups. It is influenced by musical styles including Arab, Berber, Andalusi, Mediterranean, Saharan, West African, and others.
Ahwash in the High Atlas in 1955.
Ahidus in 2002.
A Maghreb rebab on display at Dar al-Aala, a museum and conservatory dedicated to Andalusi musical heritage located in Casablanca.
A gnawa street performer wearing traditional gnawi clothing in Rabat's Qasbat al-Widaya.
Arabic music
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Arabic music is the music of the Arab world with all its diverse music styles and genres. Arabic countries have many rich and varied styles of music and also many linguistic dialects, with each country and region having their own traditional music.
An 8th century Umayyad fresco from Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi, Syria.
Lute Song. 13th-century, Al Andalus
Musicians in Ottoman Aleppo, 18th century. A Turk beats the Diff, a Christian plays Tanboor, a Dervish plays ney, a Christian plays Kamangi and the fifth man beats on nakara.
Umm Kulthum