Sanaa (music)

The sanâa or sanâa of Algiers (Arabic: الصّنعة, ə-Ṣan'a) or simply the Andalusian, designates the repertoire of arabo-Andalusian Algerian classical music of the school of Algiers,[1] and which tradition relates to the city of Cordoba in Al-Andalus.[2]

Origin and meaning

Sanâa means “musical mastery” .[2] This is the specific name attributed in Algeria to the Andalusi nubah of Algiers, to be distinguished from the Gharnati of Tlemcen and the Malouf of Constantine.

However, The sanâa of Algiers has many similarities with the Gharnati of Tlemcen. It was only with the creation of the Arab-Andalusian classical orchestra of Radio d'Alger in 1946 that really had the dissociation between the two schools.[2]

See also

References
  1. Arab, Feriel. "Baisser de rideau, à Alger, sur la Première rencontre de musique andalouse, "Senâa"". www.aps.dz (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. Bestandji, Taoufik. L'Algérie en musique. Benzelikha, Ahmed. Paris. ISBN 978-2-343-13494-9. OCLC 1062438393.
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