Give examples of Muslim folk songs?

Answer 1

• Mawlid music---performed for the birthday of Muhammad, in various regional styles.
• Ta'zieh music---Ta'zieh is a passion play, part musical drama, part religious drama, rarely performed outside Iran. It depicts the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, venerated by Shia Muslims.
• Ashurah music---performed during the Muharram mourning period, commemorating the deaths of Imam Hussein and his followers.
• Sikiri (from the Arabic word "Dhikr" which means remembrance of God---performed by the Qadiriyya Sufi orders of waYao or Yao people in East and Southern Africa (Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa).
• Manzuma -- moral songs performed in Ethiopia.
• Madih nabawi -- Arabic hymns praising the prophet Muhammad.

By Jaytter Buayaban :)