Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar

ISBN-13: 9780415888721 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 386 str.

Lisa Urkevich;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

This title presents and evaluates the traditional music of Saudi Arabia and her Gulf neighbours: Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  PART I The Najd and Upper Gulf Region  2. Bedouin Arts  3. Bedouin Women’s Music and Dance  4: Taggāgāt: Female Drumming Bands  5: Hadar Arts from the Najd: Songs with Drums  6: Hadar (Khammāri) Arts in the Upper Gulf  7: Gulf Wedding Practices and Songs  8: Incoming Arts: African and Persian  9: Sea Music Traditions, and Saūt  PART 2 The Hijaz and Southwest Region  10. Hijazi Folk Traditions  11: Tā'if and Music  12: Art Music of the Hijazi Cities  13: Hijazi Women and Music Making  14: Distinguished Hijazi Artists  15: Introduction: Southwestern Arabia  16: Asīr Genres and Traditions  17: Bīsha and Bāha Arts  18: Jīzān Music and Dance  19: Musical Aspect of Najrān  Appendix: Comments on Contemporary Arts and 'Adani  Glossary  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Lisa Urkevich Ph.D. is a professor of Musicology/Ethnomusicology and Chair of the Department of Music and Drama at the American University of Kuwait where she teaches courses on music and rituals of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States.