Hamid Ajbar - Hubbek ya Muhammad haramli-l manam - Qasida Al Munfarijah

Описание: Hamid Ajbar was born in Chefchaouen, Morroco. He began his musical studies from a very young age, accompanying his father to the local mosque in Rabat, where they were living at the time, where he learnt the basic rules of Quran recitation and chant. After moving back to Chaouen, he started to attend the weekly gatherings at the Sufi “Zawiyyas”, where he came into contact with the spiritual qasidas and muwashahat poems by Sufi masters Ibn Arabi, Shushtari, Harrak etc. At the age of 12 he began his studies of classical Andalusian chant and violin at the Conservatory of Chaouen, remaining there for six years. He then completed his studies in Tetouan and Rabat, where he graduated with maximum qualifications in the fields of Andalusian and Arab singing, violin, History of Andalusian Music and Repertoire, and the Arab and Andalusian Modes. He won the National prize for Andalusian chant on several occasions.

Jinnan Al Andalus “Gardens of Al Andalus” is a Sufi music formation that draws it´s inspiration from the vast legacy of spiritual qasidas and muwashahat poems left to us by Sufi masters of Spain, North Africa and the Middle East, including Ibn Arabi, Rabia Al Adawiyya, Shushtari, Harrak, Busayri and others. The repertoire of “Jinnan Al Andalus” is a journey of the spirit that takes us from the famous gardens of the Cordoban Caliphate, Granada and North Africa, to the no less famous gardens of Damascus, including a variety of musical styles, rhythms and maqamat (musical modes) that can found in each region.

The word “Jinnan” or Gardens, has both an earthly and spiritual meaning, referring to the beautiful gardens of Al Andalus and the Orient, and in a more profound sense “Janan” can also mean “heart” and “soul”.

“God is beautiful and loves Beauty”, with these wonderful words we wish to invite you to join us on our spiritual journey through Al Andalus and let you be transported by both the beauty of its melodies and the exalted meanings of the poetry.

"Hubbek ya Muhammad - haramli-l manam / Qasida Al Munfarijah"
Shushtari, Ibn Nahwi

Hamid Ajbar: Lead vocals, violin, direction
Aziz Samsaoui: Qanun
Fathi Ben Yakoub: Violin
Mouhssine Koraichi: Lute
Noureddine Acha: Ney
Lotfi Ben Abdellah: Cello
Khalid Ahaboune: Percussion
Fauzia Benedetti: Background vocals

www.hamidajbarmusic.com