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Bedouin music

 
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Bedouin music is the music of nomadic Bedouin tribes of the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant.[1] It is closely linked to its text. Songs are based on poetry and are sung either unaccompanied, or to the stringed instrument, the rebab.[1] Traditional instruments are the rebab and various woodwinds.

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  1. ^ a b "Traditional Bedouin Music". Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2007. Microsoft Corporation. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. http://www.webcitation.org/5kwPuxdAf. Retrieved 2007-09-20. 

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