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Abdo Mousa
Abdo Mousa (; 19271977) was a Jordanian singer, composer, and rebab player, active during the 1960s and 1970s. He was a member of the Bani Murra, a Dom community in Jordan known for its musical traditions. Musa is regarded one of the prominent rebab players for his contributions to Bedouin folklore music and the popularization of rebab in Jordanian music. Biography Musa was born in Irbid, Jordan in 1927. Orphaned and illiterate from a young age, Mousa was introduced to Jordan TV in 1958 by the then-Jordanian prime minister Hazza' Majali after hearing him play the rebab. He performed at various venues, including King Hussein's palace. The then-prime minister Wasfi Tal appointed a tutor to teach Mousa reading and writing. Mousa composed music for several prominent Arab singers, including Samira Tewfik Samira Ghastin Karimona ( ar, سميرة غسطين كريمونة; born 25 December 1935), better known by her stage name Samira Tewfik ( ar, سميرة توفيق, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irbid
Irbid ( ar, إِربِد), known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela (Άρβηλα in Ancient Greek language, Ancient Greek), is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 2,003,800. Irbid is located about north of Amman on the northern ridge of the Gilead, equidistant from Pella, Jordan, Pella, Beit Ras (Capitolias), and Um Qais, and approximately south of the Syrian border. Irbid was built on successive Early Bronze Age settlements and was possibly the Hebrew Bible, biblical Beth Arbel and the Arbila of the Decapolis, a Hellenistic league of the 1st century BCE through the 2nd century CE. The population of Irbid swelled in the late 19th century, and prior to 1948 it served as a significant centre of transit trade. Irbid is the second largest metropolitan in Jordan by population after Amman. But as a city Irbid is the third largest one after Amman and Zarqa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic Music
Arabic music or Arab music ( ar, الموسيقى العربية, al-mūsīqā al-ʿArabīyyah) 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. Arabic music has a long history of interaction with many other regional musical styles and genres. It represents the music of all the peoples that make up the Arab world today, all the 22 states. History Pre-Islamic period (Arabian Peninsula) Pre-Islamic Arabia was the cradle of many intellectual achievements, including music, musical theory and the development of musical instruments. In Yemen, the main center of pre-Islamic Arab sciences, literature and arts, musicians benefited from the patronage of the Kings of Sabaʾ who encouraged the development of music. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedouin Music
Bedouin music () is the music of nomadic Bedouin Arab tribes in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Mesopotamia and the Levant. 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. Traditional instruments are the rebab and various woodwinds. Examples of Bedouin music are the Samri of Saudi Arabia, Aita of Morocco, and the internationally recognised Rai of Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , religi .... References External links Bulletin Campbell Arabic music Middle Eastern music North African music Saudi Arabian music Algerian music Sudanese music Raï {{MEast-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebab
The ''rebab'' ( ar, ربابة, ''rabāba'', variously spelled ''rebap'', ''rubob'', ''rebeb'', ''rababa'', ''rabeba'', ''robab'', ''rubab'', ''rebob'', etc) is the name of several related string instruments that independently spread via Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Europe. The instrument is typically bowed, but is sometimes plucked. It is one of the earliest known bowed instruments, named no later than the 8th century, and is the parent of many bowed and stringed instruments. Variants There are chiefly 3 main types: A long-necked bowed variety that often has a spike at the bottom to rest on the ground (see first image to the right); thus this is called a spike fiddle in certain areas. Some of the instruments developing from this have vestigial spikes. A short-necked double-chested or "boat-shaped" variant; here plucked versions like the '' Maghreb rebab'' and the ''kabuli rebab'' (sometimes referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doms In Jordan
There is a Dom community (known as **Bani Murra**, ) in Jordan. While Doms played a notable role in society at the time of Jordan's founding, some of its members now live in refugee camps with poor sanitary conditions. In May 2015, the community formed the Bani Murra Association and initiated an outreach campaign with the slogan "I am Bani Murra, I am Jordanian," aiming to combat stereotypes and promote better rights for their members. A key demand of the Bani Murra Association is a guaranteed Parliament seat in Jordan's House of Representatives for Doms. The organization was founded by community leader Fathi Mousa, son of famous musician Abdo Mousa, a favorite of King Hussein who had entertained many dignitaries at the palace. Romani people were a favorite theme by Mustafa Wahbi Al-Tal Mustafa Wahbi Tal ( ar, مصطفى وهبي التل; 25 May 189924 May 1949), also known by his pen name Arar ( ar, عرار), was a Jordanian poet, writer, teacher and civil servant, wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom People
The Dom (also called Domi; ar, دومي / ALA-LC: ', / , Ḍom / or , or sometimes also called Doms) are descendants of the Dom with origins in the Indian subcontinent which through ancient migrations are found scattered across Middle East, North Africa, the Eastern Anatolia Region, and parts of the Balkans and Hungary. The traditional language of the Dom is Domari, an endangered Indo-Aryan language, thereby making the Dom an Indo-Aryan ethnic group. They used to be grouped with other traditionally itinerant ethnic groups originating from India: the Rom and Lom people. However, they left India at different times and using different routes. The Domari language has a separate origin in India from Romani and Doms are not closer to the Romani people than other Indians such as Gujaratis. Dom people do not identify themselves as Romanis. Culture The Dom have an oral tradition and express their culture and history through music, poetry and dance. Initially, it was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Radio And Television Corporation
Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) is the state broadcaster of Jordan. It was formed in 1985 after the merger between Jordan Radio and Jordan Television. Jordan's first radio broadcasts were received from other countries in the Middle East. Initially known as Transjordan, it did not adopt a radio service of its own until 1948. Radio Jordan first broadcast in 1956. Today it broadcasts a 24-hour Arabic service, as well as an English language service for 21 hours per day and a French language service for 13 hours per day. The main channel for JRTV is its satellite channel, called '' Al-Urdunniyya'' ( ar, الأردنية), meaning 'the Jordanian' hannel History Television transmission in Jordan started in black and white in April 1968 from one studio, with three hours of programming. It started as JTV (Jordan Television Corporation). JTV was admitted as a full active member of the European Broadcasting Union in 1970. The following years witnessed several milestones f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazza' Majali
Hazza' Barakat al-Majali (1917 – 29 August 1960) ( ar, هزاع بركات المجالي) was a Jordanian politician that served as the two-time 11th Prime Minister of Jordan. His first term lasted one week in 1955, his second term lasted from mid-1959 until his assassination. Education Majali was born in Madaba, the Karak governorate in 1917. He was the son of a sheikh of the Majali tribe. He attended an elementary school in Ma'een, then transferred to Al-Raba School in Al-Karak, followed by Al-Karak School, and finally to Al-Salt school for his secondary education. Hazza' later studied Law in Damascus. Jordanian government positions After high school, Majali worked for the Department of Land and Survey followed by the Madaba Court. After that, he studied Law in Damascus and returned to Jordan to work for the "Royal Protocol". He was appointed by King Abdullah I as Chairman of the Greater Amman Municipality, then served as the Minister of Agriculture (1950–1951) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussein Of Jordan
Hussein bin Talal ( ar, الحسين بن طلال, ''Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl''; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Hussein was a 40th-generation direct descendant of Muhammad. Hussein was born in Amman as the eldest child of Talal bin Abdullah and Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil. Talal was then the heir to his own father, King Abdullah I. Hussein began his schooling in Amman, continuing his education abroad. After Talal became king in 1951, Hussein was named heir apparent. The Jordanian Parliament forced Talal to abdicate a year later due to his illness, and a regency council was appointed until Hussein came of age. He was enthroned at the age of 17 on 2 May 1953. Hussein was married four separate times and fathered eleven children including King Abdullah II of Jordan. Hussein, a constitutional monarch, started his rule with what ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasfi Tal
Wasfi Tal ( ar, وصفي التل; also known as Wasfi Tell; 19 January 1919 – 28 November 1971) was a Jordanian politician, statesman and general. He served as the 15th Prime Minister of Jordan for three separate terms, 1962–63, 1965–67 and 1970 until his assassination in 1971. Tal was born in Turkey to prominent Jordanian poet Mustafa Wahbi Tal. He moved to Jordan at 5 years old. He received his education in Al-Salt, later continuing his education at the American University of Beirut in 1941. He then joined the British Army in Mandatory Palestine after being trained in a British-run military academy, and joined the irregular Arab Liberation Army to fight against Israel during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Following the war, he served various positions in the Jordanian government, rising to higher positions after his abilities captured King Hussein's attention. His first tenure as prime minister in 1962 was short-lived, he resigned in 1963 over widespread criticism of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samira Tewfik
Samira Ghastin Karimona ( ar, سميرة غسطين كريمونة; born 25 December 1935), better known by her stage name Samira Tewfik ( ar, سميرة توفيق, surname also spelled ''Tawfik'', ''Tawfiq'', ''Toufiq'' or ''Taoufiq'') is a Lebanese singer who gained fame in the Arab world for her specializing in singing in the Bedouin dialect of Jordan. Biography Samira was born into an Armenian Christian family in the village of Umm Haratayn in the Suwayda region of Syria. She lived in the Rmeil neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon, where her father, Ghastin, worked as a dock laborer. As a child, she enjoyed Classical Arab music and was particularly a fan of Farid al-Atrash. She often climbed a tree at her home and sang his songs aloud. She was heard by musician Albert Ghaoui, who was impressed with her voice and asked her father to become her musical mentor. Ghaoui introduced Samira to the Egyptian musician Tawfiq Bayoumi who taught her the '' tawashih'' musical form. Bayoum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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