Mohammed al-Haik
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Ibn Abdallah Mohammed ibn al-Hussein al-Haik (born in Tétouan
, Morocco
) was a Moroccan poet and author of a songbook (el-kunash) comprising eleven nubas, that had been handed down for generations. The songbook, written in 1789, includes the musical notation of the songs and is the single most important source on the early tradition of the malhun
. The book has been republished by Abdelkrim Rais in 1982.
Tétouan
Tetouan is a city in northern Morocco. The Berber name means literally "the eyes" and figuratively "the water springs". Tetouan is one of the two major ports of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea. It lies a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar, and about 40 mi E.S.E. of Tangier...
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
) was a Moroccan poet and author of a songbook (el-kunash) comprising eleven nubas, that had been handed down for generations. The songbook, written in 1789, includes the musical notation of the songs and is the single most important source on the early tradition of the malhun
Malhun
Malhun or milhun , meaning "the melodic poem", is a Moroccan music that borrows its modes from the Andalusian music...
. The book has been republished by Abdelkrim Rais in 1982.