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Oman : Arabian weddings.

Title	Oman : Arabian weddings.
Author	Christensen, Dieter, Castelo-Branco, Salwa El-Shawan
Publication Date:	2015
Publication Place	Washington, DC - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Subject	Wedding music -- Oman, Songs, Arabic -- Oman, Folk music -- Oman, Folk music, Songs, Arabic, Wedding music, Oman
Type	Other
Language	ara,swa
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Library:	Wesleyan University Library
Library Asset ID	PUBNUM : UNES08305, PUBNUM : UNES 08305, OCLC : (OCoLC)910835185
Record ID	alma9910528234108696
Library Location	Available from other libraries
Date	2015
Notes	"This album captures the sounds of a typical wedding of Omani Arabs in the Batinah, the northern coastal region of Oman"--Container., Title from disc label., 1st track for group recitation; 2nd and 3rd tracks for women's voices; 4th track for mizmār, African drums (musundu, 2 kāsir, rahmāni, tanak), jim (conch trumpet) and singers; 5th track for men's voices; 6th track for 2 singers, chorus and 2 drummers; 7th track for singers and drums; 8th track for men's voices; 9th track for men's voices with tār (tambourines)., Sung primarily in Arabic, with some Swahili., Firqat al-dān Khalīfah Hārub (track 3) ; Halqat al-lewah ensemble of Sulaymān (track 4) ; Firqat al-dān Halīmah ʹAmir (track 6) ; Firqat al-qurbah from Sallan (track 7)., Field recordings and editing by Dieter Christensen and Salwa El-Shawan Castelo Branco., Track 1 recorded 1990 Beach of Gulf of Oman, Meijis Ṣuḥār (Oman) Suweyhrah., Tracks 2, 7 recorded 1990 Mejis, Ṣuḥār (Oman)., Tracks 3, 9 recorded 1990 Sobarah, Ṣuḥār (Oman)., Track 4 recorded 1990 Hijrah, Ṣuḥār (Oman)., Track 5 recorded 1990 Harrat al-Shaykh, Ṣuḥār (Oman)., Tracks 6, 8 recorded 1990 Suweyhrah, Ṣuḥār (Oman)., "This album is a previously-unpublished volume of the UNESCO collection of traditional music"--Container., Compact disc., The original liner notes in English and French, including detailed program notes and bibliography, are included as a PDF file on the disc, or are available online at www.folkways.si.edu., System requirements for accompanying PDF file: Adobe Acrobat or other PDF reader.
Sample Text	• Āzī (1:54) • Henna songs for the bride (4:29) • Ghinā' nisā (9:34) • Lewah (10:27) • Badawīyah (4:39) • Ghinā' nisā (8:06) • Qurbah (8:34) • Ritual hair cutting (1:53) • Zaffat al-mu'aris (7:27).
Tür	field recordings, Wedding music, Songs, Folk music, Field recordings, Musique nuptiale, Enregistrements de terrain
Seri	UNESCO collection of traditional music, Unesco collection.

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Oman : Arabian weddings.

Author Christensen, Dieter, Castelo-Branco, Salwa El-Shawan

Publication Date 2015

Publication Place Washington, DC - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Subject Wedding music -- Oman, Songs, Arabic -- Oman, Folk music -- Oman, Folk music, Songs, Arabic, Wedding music, Oman

Type Other

Language ara,swa

Digital No

Manuscript No

Library Wesleyan University Library

Library Asset ID PUBNUM : UNES08305, PUBNUM : UNES 08305, OCLC : (OCoLC)910835185

Record ID alma9910528234108696

Library Location Available from other libraries

Date 2015

Notes "This album captures the sounds of a typical wedding of Omani Arabs in the Batinah, the northern coastal region of Oman"--Container., Title from disc label., 1st track for group recitation; 2nd and 3rd tracks for women's voices; 4th track for mizmār, African drums (musundu, 2 kāsir, rahmāni, tanak), jim (conch trumpet) and singers; 5th track for men's voices; 6th track for 2 singers, chorus and 2 drummers; 7th track for singers and drums; 8th track for men's voices; 9th track for men's voices with tār (tambourines)., Sung primarily in Arabic, with some Swahili., Firqat al-dān Khalīfah Hārub (track 3) ; Halqat al-lewah ensemble of Sulaymān (track 4) ; Firqat al-dān Halīmah ʹAmir (track 6) ; Firqat al-qurbah from Sallan (track 7)., Field recordings and editing by Dieter Christensen and Salwa El-Shawan Castelo Branco., Track 1 recorded 1990 Beach of Gulf of Oman, Meijis Ṣuḥār (Oman) Suweyhrah., Tracks 2, 7 recorded 1990 Mejis, Ṣuḥār (Oman)., Tracks 3, 9 recorded 1990 Sobarah, Ṣuḥār (Oman)., Track 4 recorded 1990 Hijrah, Ṣuḥār (Oman)., Track 5 recorded 1990 Harrat al-Shaykh, Ṣuḥār (Oman)., Tracks 6, 8 recorded 1990 Suweyhrah, Ṣuḥār (Oman)., "This album is a previously-unpublished volume of the UNESCO collection of traditional music"--Container., Compact disc., The original liner notes in English and French, including detailed program notes and bibliography, are included as a PDF file on the disc, or are available online at www.folkways.si.edu., System requirements for accompanying PDF file: Adobe Acrobat or other PDF reader.

Sample Text • Āzī (1:54) • Henna songs for the bride (4:29) • Ghinā' nisā (9:34) • Lewah (10:27) • Badawīyah (4:39) • Ghinā' nisā (8:06) • Qurbah (8:34) • Ritual hair cutting (1:53) • Zaffat al-mu'aris (7:27).

Tür field recordings, Wedding music, Songs, Folk music, Field recordings, Musique nuptiale, Enregistrements de terrain

Seri UNESCO collection of traditional music, Unesco collection.