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Shami and Levantine Dialect
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Arab Trivia
Music Arabic music is built on ancient modes known as “maqams” which contain intervals known as quarter, eighth and sixteenth tones.
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posted on: Nov 19, 2014
The Arabic instrument known as the “qanun” is a 72 string trapezoidal instrument and generally plays the melody or supports the voice of other melodic instruments in the Arab ensemble.
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