Mawwal
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In Arabic music, the mawwal (plural: mawawil - Arabic: موال) is a popular singing way usually presented before the actual song begins. It is characterized by spelling vowel syllables longer than usual. In any Mawwal, one will hear the common يا عين يا ليل"" which means Oh eye, Oh night.
Mawwal has links to historical forms of Arabic poetry and music and the singer demonstrates his skill with non-metrical melodic improvisation on a poetic narrative text and melody.
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[edit] Etymology
Mawwal means affeliate to, associated with or connected to. The verb is Waala. It is measure 3 of the root verb "Walia", which means to follow, be affiliated with, support, or sponsor. Originally the verbal noun has a Yaa in the definite form but it loses it when the world is indefinete.
[edit] Mawwal in Egypt
In Egypt, the musicians of Mawawil play the rabab (a double-stringed spike fiddle made from half of a coconut shell covered with fish skin and a bow strung with horse hair), the kawala (an end-blown, oblique flute with six holes) and the arghoul (an ancient double clarinet characterized by two pipes of unequal length. The second pipe serves as a drone and can be lengthened by adding pieces. The player uses the technique of circular breathing to produce an uninterrupted sound). The arghoul can be traced back to Pharaonic times as it is exactly depicted on wall paintings of the temples of the third dynasty. Amin Shahin is one of the few remaining arghoul players in Egypt, since the death of arghoul master, Moustafa Abd al Aziz in 2001.
[edit] External links
- An example - Mawwal by Mohammed Abdel Wahab
- Fi Lina Ya Hub - A mawwal by Fairuz
[edit] See also
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