The El-Azifet band

TUN00201
Note

The El-Azifet band

Collection title

Tunisian songs

ID

TUN00201

Source

TT (TN)

First broadcast date

Abstract

The band "El Azifet" is the first female orchestra of learned music of the Arabic world. It was founded in 1992 by Tunisian Amina Srarfi. The musicians interpret a series of songs from the Tunisian malouf repertoire and play several musical instruments, such as the violin, the lute, the nay, the qanun and the piano.

Type

video

Production companies

  • Tunisian TV - Own production

Broadcaster

Télévision Tunisienne - Télévision Tunisienne 1

Audiovisual form

Concert

Personalities

  • Band El Azifet
  • Amina Srarfi

Primary theme

Art, Culture and Knowledge

Secondary themes

  • Art, Culture and Knowledge / Live performances

Period of events

Map locations

  • Tunisia - North - Tunis

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

17m10
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