Hussain Al-A3dhami/ Maqam Khanabaat, P. مقام خنبات/ج1

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Uploaded by on May 22, 2009

Musicians:
Ali Al-Imam: (Iraq) Oud,
Dakhil Ahmad: (Iraq) Jawza,
Rafid Hanna: (Iraq) Nai Fluite,
Julien Weiss: (France) Qanoon,
Sami Abdel-Ahad (Iraq) Tabla (Darbucka),
Adil Shamsuddin (Egypt) Riq (Tambourine),
The word Maqam comes from the trilateral root QWM, from which are derived a number of phonemes, substantives and verbs having a variety of meanings (to rise up, stop, stay eternal, etc.). The word Maqam is firstly used to mean a sojourn, then it means dignity and rank, and also a prophetic sacred place (the Maqam of Ibrahim in Mecca).

It was later transposed to name an erudite literary genre, before becoming part of musical vocabulary towards the 12th century when it designated a musical scale, a mode and by extension the system of modes in their entirety. In this the Maqam system is related to the Persian Radif system and the Hindu Raga.
The beauty of the ancient refined Iraqi Maqam style transports the listener back to the golden age of the Abbasid and Ommeyad empires. Amongst the most illustrious names of composers and musicians, Jewish and Christian musicians figure along side the Muslim masters.
The traditional ensemble (Tshalghi Baghdadi) is most often made up of a qanoun (a stringed citar), a joza (a vielle with a pic) percussion instruments, and for several decades, an oud (lute). The orchestra, which alternates between sung and instrumental parts serves mainly to support the singer who is the most important element.
The poetic repertoire sung in classical Arabic is distinct from the Arab-Andalusian repertoire sung in the Maghreb. The Book of Song by Abu Al Faraj Al Isfahani is one of the collections from which the poems of this repertoire were drawn which includes mystical poets such as Ibn Farid, Attar, Hafiz or Omar Khayyam.
Hussein Al Adhami was born in Baghdad in 1952 into a family of musicians. He began his career as a singer and hymnist in 1973 integrating the Music Patrimony Group founded by the much missed Iraqi Lute master Mounir Bachir. In 1974 he became a soloist member of the Iraqi Radio-Television.
Like many singers of Maqam, he has a dual musical background - profane and sacred. Having been trained in Koranic incantation (tajwid) and various types of calls to prayer (al azan) he directs an ensemble of sacred music that officiated at the Great Al Azhamiya Mosque in Baghdad.
Hussein Al Adhami is one of the most eminent singers of his country and has given numerous international concerts. He is a holder of many Arabic and worldwide music prizes and medals including the International Masterpiece Award

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  • عشت ايدك استاذ طلال ولكن نحلم بلمزيد

  • تسلم تسلم يا استاذ طلال مقام جميل .

    ان اكثر من ابدع بهذا المقام هو الاستاذ محمد القبانجي فقرائته تعتبر القياسية لهذا المقام وهو غالبا مايكون تحريره يريار يريار يريار.

    استاذ طلال مو تنسى الجزء الثاني

    تحياتي

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