المرجع السريع

Classic Baghdadi Iraqi song, authentic Baghdadi Arabic pronunciation, urban tarab style, full-bodied male vocals with confident melismatic phrasing, inspired by Maqam Rast with neutral third, traditional takht: oud, qanun, arabic violin, ney, riq and darbuka in maqsum, instrumental answers between vocal lines, 92 BPM, warm natural room, vintage Iraqi radio character Exclude: modern pop production, synths, Egyptian dialect, Gulf dialect, heavy reverb

Southern Iraqi Basrawi song, authentic Basrawi Arabic pronunciation with elongated vowels, husky emotional male vocals, inspired by Maqam Bayati with microtonal slides, khashaba and mirwas hand percussion with Gulf-influenced swing, oud backing, joza fiddle melody, group backing shouts, 98 BPM, raw live folk sound, natural coastal warmth Exclude: Baghdadi urban tarab, orchestral strings, EDM, autotune, Egyptian dialect

Traditional Iraqi Khashaba folk music from Basra, percussion-driven hand-played khashaba and mirwas with tabla, call-and-response between a raspy lead male voice and a rough male group chorus with claps, authentic Basrawi Arabic, inspired by Maqam Lami, minimal oud, no melodic bass, 106 BPM, raw courtyard live recording, no modern pop production Exclude: pop production, synth bass, drum machine, autotune, polished studio mix, western chords

Iraqi mawwal, completely free rhythm with no drums and no percussion, solo raspy aged male voice with long melismatic improvisation, authentic Iraqi pronunciation, inspired by Maqam Saba with crying microtonal bends, sparse oud chords and joza fiddle answers between vocal phrases, natural hall reverb, rubato, deeply sorrowful Exclude: drums, percussion, steady tempo, beat, backing chorus, synths, modern production

Khaliji Arabic song, authentic Gulf Arabic pronunciation, Saudi Najdi dialect, full-bodied powerful male vocals, inspired by Maqam Hijaz with microtonal ornaments, oud-led arrangement with expressive violin responses, mirwas and darbuka in a swinging khaliji rhythm, group claps, warm strings pad in the chorus, 102 BPM, live band, clear diction, no autotune

Classic Egyptian tarab song, authentic Cairene Egyptian Arabic pronunciation, full-bodied female vocals with long melismatic phrasing, inspired by Maqam Rast with neutral third, large Arabic orchestra: massed violins, qanun, ney, oud, accordion, riq and tabla in maqsum, instrumental interludes between verses, 92 BPM, vintage 1960s Cairo recording character

Moroccan shaabi song, authentic Moroccan Darija pronunciation, energetic conversational male vocals with group answers, inspired by Maqam Hijaz, bendir and taarija percussion in a driving 6/8 groove, oud and violin unison hooks, hand claps, 118 BPM, live wedding energy