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And the direct conclusion would be to consider every composition which uses the samai rhythm as beeing a muwashah\u2026Horrible! Terrible!<\/p>\n
So let\u2019s take the time to explore the samai rhythm, in order to eliminate any ambiguity. The samai rhythm is of turquish origin, but is used also in the arabic music.<\/p>\n
It can be found in the sharqi music, especially the magencies of Dina, the classical, andalusian-arabic and the Samai. Hold on, a samai in a Samai?!<\/p>\n
New question, what\u2019s the Samai (with \u201cS\u201d capital in this article to distinguish it from the rhythm)?\u00a0It is a musical gender that appeared in the 14th<\/sup>\u00a0or 15th<\/sup>\u00a0century in the Ottoman Empire.<\/p>\nThere in no chant-song (so no muwashah), and it\u2019s structure is typically composed of 10 rhythm mesures (the samai of which we talk in the above paragraph, named samai thaqil) and of 3 mesures (the samai ta\u2019er, a sort of rapid waltz).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Here are some sound examples to understand the structure of Samai and its main rhythm. The Samai are usually named with their maqam and the name of the composer.<\/p>\n
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The samai rhythm<\/p>\n
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The Kurd Tatyos Samai<\/p>\n
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The famous Samai bayati Al Aryan<\/p>\n
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<\/span>A geographical and historical diversity of muwashah<\/span><\/h2>\n\n
Depending on who you ask, you may don\u2019t even really know where you stand anymore! Indeed, the term Andalusian or Arabic-Andalusian doesn\u2019t have the same meaning, according to the country and education. Thus the Maghreb Nouba is little known in the Middle-East.<\/p>\n
While most of the muwashahat were written in the Middle Ages of Al-Andalus, many poems were also produced in the 19th and 20th centuries in Syria, Egypt, and even the Arabian Peninsula. As for the music, the majority of the Nuba are supposed to be close to those of origin, with local modifications, contrary to the compositions of the Middle East where the musical creation is renewed regularly\u00a0to accompany modern and ancient\u00a0muwashahat.
The muwashah is called Andalusian in Syria, since the middle of the XIX century because this poetic form is native of Al Andalus, a nostalgia of the golden age of the Arab conquest and its cultural influence, and perhaps also to asserting itself in opposition to the Ottoman invader. By extension, some musicians name the different parts from a Wasla, including the Samai, Andalusian music \u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>How can you dance the muwashah?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n
Pretty much as you want it, as long as it\u2019s made with elegance. There are no rules, because there isn\u2019t a dance tradition of this style. While the choreographer Mahmoud Reda created his own style, others developed differently this new style of dance. With or without scarfs in hands, in middle-age costume or in bedhah, on the ground or not, it\u2019s up to you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Here are some examples of dance interpretation on a mouachah, creations or traditions of the Middle East.<\/p>\n
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A muwashah performed by Leila Mourad and \u201cdanced\u2019 in group<\/p>\n
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Naima Akef on Lama Bada yatathana<\/p>\n
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