The Ibn Báya Ensemble (Arabic: مجموعة ابن باجة) is a Spanish-Moroccan early music ensemble formed in 1994.
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The ensemble takes its name from
Avempace
Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyà ibn aṣ-Ṣā’igh at-Tūjībī ibn Bājja (), known simply as Ibn Bajja () or his Latinized name Avempace (; – 1138), was an Arab polymath, whose writings include works regarding astronomy, physic ...
- Abū-Bakr Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn al-Sāyigh (Arabic أبو بكر محمد بن يحيى بن الصائغ), also known as Ibn Baya (Arabic: ابن باجة), the Arab Andalusian polymath who was also a musician, and is dedicated to the music of medieval Arab Spain. The founding members were
Eduardo Paniagua
Eduardo Paniagua (born 1952 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish architect and musician, specializing in medieval Spanish music.
Between 1966 and 1983, he was a member of the group Atrium Musicae de Madrid, led by his older brother Gregorio, playing wi ...
and
Omar Metioui.
Selected discography
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Ibn 'Arabi
Ibn Arabi (July 1165–November 1240) was an Andalusian Sunni scholar, Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher who was extremely influential within Islamic thought. Out of the 850 works attributed to him, some 700 are authentic, while over 400 ar ...
: El intérprete de los deseos . Ensemble Ibn Bàya PN 360
* Jardín de Al-Andalus
* Walladah (Córdoba 994-1077) and Ibn Zaygun (Córdoba 1003-1071)
* La Llamada de Al-Andalus
* Núba Al-Maya
* El Agua de la Alhambra
* La Felicidad Cumplida
* Nuba Al-Istihlal'
* Poemas de la Alhambra
* Alarifes Mudéjares
See also
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Mohammed El-Arabi Serghini, Moroccan classical musician
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Salim Fergani, Algerian oud player and classical singer
References
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Moroccan musical groups
Music of Andalusia
Early music groups
Musical groups established in 1994