Location: Tunis – Tunisia
Language: Arabic
Duration: 00:05:35
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Dateline: 14/04/2022
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The City of Culture in Tunis held The Malouf Medina Music Festival yesterday that included band performances from Libya, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The organizers of the festival hope to highlight traditional Moroccan music through a historical dimension that delves into the origins of traditional Tunisian music. The Malouf is one of the most prominent arts of traditional music in North Africa that came with the Andalusians who escaped Spain. This art is characterized by the contrast between traditional and modern, it differs in accordance with the different cities it is performed in even within the same country. The opening night performances included the Al Saraya Al Hamraa band from Libya and the Andalusian music band from Morocco.
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Soundbite (Mohammad Al-Othmany – Leader of the Andalusian music band from Morocco):
“There is always conflict between traditional and modern styles but those who are knowledgeable in Andalusian music can refresh and retouch while preserving the original foundation regarding sounds or instruments. This is what I am attempting to achieve without compromising the existing format.”
Soundbite (Abdul Razzaq – Vocalist in the Andalusian music band from Morocco):
“The audience decides whether or not they like our performance but we hope they are pleased with our work.”
Soundbite (Lutfi Al-A’rs – Vocalist in Al Saraya Al Hamraa band):
“Retouched style of Malouf music is necessary. There are bands in Tunisia that perform the traditional Malouf and some that perform retouched versions of Malouf. Sometimes the musical arrangement contains unnecessary additions, preserving the original foundation and melody is necessary.”
Soundbite (Nasser Naji – Member of the Libyan Musicians Syndicate):
“Malouf music is in need of revamping especially now with the use of special audio editing software. Such shift needs the support of the Culture Ministry, Media Ministry and country who should take more interest in the modern technologies of sounds and instruments.”
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