A letter for Zyriab

Collection title

In Zyriab's Tracks

ID

EPT00277

Source

EPTV (DZ)

First broadcast date

08/25/2010

Production year

2010

Abstract

Abu-Al-Hassan Ali Ben Nafi, also known as Zyriab (789-857) was born in Mosul (Iraq), and died inCordova.He studied and improved his talents as a singer and a musician in Baghdad. After a short stay in Tunisia, he settled in Cordova in 822, in the court of the Omeyade Emir Abd al-Rahman II. He was one of the leading figures in the history of the arab- andalusian music in the ninth century. He introduced the Oud (Arabic Luth) in Andalusia after he had added a fifth string. It is that luth which later spread in the rest of Europe. Through his several halts, we discover the arab music and its influence on Western music. Today’s issue is the last of the series.

Type

video

Production companies

• EPTV - Own production

Broadcaster

EPTV - 1st national channel

Audiovisual form

Magazine

Primary theme

Music and songs

Credits / Cast

• Sekkar Abdelkrim - Journalist

Period of events

• 2010

Map locations

• Italy - Eastern North - Milan
• Spain - South - Séville

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

26m12

Additional information