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Malouf is played by small orchestras, consisting of violins, drums, sitars and flutes. Modern malouf has some elements of Berber music in the rhythms, but is seen as a successor to the cultural heights reached by Muslim Andalusia. Malouf has been called "an emblem of (Tunisian) national identity" . Nevertheless, malouf can not compete ...
Ma'luf (Arabic: مألوف, romanized: acquainted, familiar [1] Ma'lūf) is a genre of art music in the Andalusian classical music tradition of Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia. It is of Iberian origin and was introduced to the Maghreb by Andalusian refugees .
Raymond Leyris better known as Cheikh Raymond, was a renowned Algerian Jewish musician. He specialized in Andalusian music of Eastern Algeria (known as malouf) and was an expert virtuoso player (a "grand master") of oud (the Andalusian lute) and singer with an exceptional vocal range and widely respected by both Jews and Muslims and given the title of Cheikh (elder) as Cheikh Raymond with the ...
Of major note in Tunisian classical music is the Malouf. Deriving from the reign of the Aghlabids in the 15th century, it is a particular type of Andalusian music. In urban areas it uses stringed instruments ( fiddle , oud and Kanun ) and percussion ( darbuka ) while in rural areas, it may also be accompanied by instruments like the mezoued ...
Carthage Film Festival (Journées cinématographiques de Carthage, JCC) - Tunis; Date Harvest Festival – Kebili (November) International Oases Festival – Tozeur (November) International Festival of the Sahara. Dance, theatre, music - Douz (November–December) Sfax International Mediterranean Film Festival - Sfax (December)
Theâtre de l'Étoile du Nord (Arabic: مسرح نجمة الشمال) also known as the North Star Theatre, is a theatre in the centre of Tunis, Tunisia.It is located at 41 Avenue de Farhat-Hached, near Avenue Habib Bourguiba since 26 February 2000; the theatrical production company was established on 29 February 1996.
Built in 1612 by Yusuf Dey, [1] the souk El Berka is the old souk of black slaves in Tunis. This souk became later the souk of jewelers. This souk became later the souk of jewelers. This souk has a square form, with a wooden platform in the middle which was the place where slaves were presented and waited for the outcome of the sale.
First radio service began in 1935 in Tunisia. [4]Radio stations: Several state-owned and private radio networks (2012) [5] Radios: 2.06 million (1997) [needs update] ...