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Songs of the Arabian Red Sea
A Cultural History
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Songs of the Arabian Red Sea
A Cultural History
About this book
Song and music have always played an important part in the cultural identity of the mariners and coastal peoples of the Red Sea. While previous studies on the maritime culture of this region have focused on the sailing vessel, the dhow, and seafaring communities, this is the first book to examine its rich musical repertoire.
Using fieldwork conducted along the Hijaz and Upper Tihama coasts, The Songs of the Arabian Red Sea documents examples of different musical forms and styles as well as the stories of older mariners who describe the contexts in which songs were sung, from sea shanties during the working day to soulful ballads about home and loved ones at night. Presenting the songs and their lyrics in the context of the geography, culture, oral history and musicology of the region, the book reveals the complex and connected network that influenced their development and the vital place of song and music for diverse communities of the region.
Using fieldwork conducted along the Hijaz and Upper Tihama coasts, The Songs of the Arabian Red Sea documents examples of different musical forms and styles as well as the stories of older mariners who describe the contexts in which songs were sung, from sea shanties during the working day to soulful ballads about home and loved ones at night. Presenting the songs and their lyrics in the context of the geography, culture, oral history and musicology of the region, the book reveals the complex and connected network that influenced their development and the vital place of song and music for diverse communities of the region.
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Yes, you can access Songs of the Arabian Red Sea by Dionisius A. Agius,Muhammad Zafer Alhazmi,Hasan Hujairi in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Middle Eastern History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Dedication Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of excerpts of audio recordings of sea songs
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- Note on the transliteration system
- 1 Songs of a seafaring people: The aḥāzīj
- 2 Meeting singers in the coastal towns of Red Sea Arabia: Enchanted by you [O sea], we sing a song
- 3 The sea town landscape: O Allᾱh, make the sea calm to relax and earn our living
- 4 The sea and the mariner: Ask about our dhows and our old days
- 5 The musical landscape in a historical, literary and cultural context: O sailor, even if you sing, she will not be your love at sea or land
- 6 The musical instruments: Enchanted by you, O sea, here is a song for you
- 7 The nabwas: Sea shanties and their melodies: O Morning Star, O shining star that rise at dawn
- 8 The sea mawwᾱls of the Arabian Red Sea: O Lord, You have abandoned us. Take us back home
- 9 Precursory raptures: The call of Northern Tihama: O fearful sea, in your harshness you are treacherous
- 10 The sea kasras of the Hijaz: Crashing waves troubled us far away from our ports
- 11 Sea ballads in poetry and song: The al-anāshīd al-shacbiyya l-baḥriyya: O waves, be calm, let us cross over
- 12 Reflections and conclusions
- Appendix
- Glossary of Arabic maritime, literary, linguistic and musical terms
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Imprint