ma'luf
{{short description|Andalusian music genre}}
Ma'luf ({{langx|ar|مألوف|acquainted, familiar}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D9%85%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81/|title=تعريف و معنى مألوف بالعربي في معجم المعاني الجامع، المعجم الوسيط ،اللغة العربية المعاصر - معجم عربي عربي - صفحة 1|last=Team|first=Almaany|website=www.almaany.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-20}} Ma'lūf) is a genre of art music in the Andalusian classical music tradition of Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia. It is of Iberian origin and was introduced to the Maghreb by Andalusian refugees.Encyclopedia Americana Scholastic Library Publishing - 2006 "The most renowned Tunisian art form is the maluf, a song of Spanish origin introduced by Andalusian refugees."
References
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- Davis, Ruth (1996). "The Art/Popular Music Paradigm and the Tunisian Ma'lūf." Popular Music, v. 15, no. 3, Middle East Issue (October 1996), pp. 313-323.
- Davis, Ruth (1997). "Traditional Arab Music Ensembles in Tunis: Modernizing Al-Turath in the Shadow of Egypt." Asian Music, v. 28, no. 2 (Spring/Summer 1997), pp. 73-108.
- Davis, Ruth (1997). "Cultural Policy and the Tunisian Ma'lūf: Redefining a Tradition." Ethnomusicology, v. 41, no. 1 (Winter 1997), pp. 1-21.
- Davis, Ruth F. (2005). Ma'luf: Reflections on the Arab Andalusian Music of Tunisia. {{ISBN|0-8108-5138-5}}. {{ISBN|978-0-8108-5138-2}}.
Category:Classical and art music traditions
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