Ibn Surayj

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Ibn Surayj

Persian musician

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Islamic arts
The Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties: classical Islamic music
…Ibn Muḥriz, of Persian ancestry; Ibn Surayj, also of Persian ancestry and noted for his elegies and improvisations (murtajal); his pupil al-Gharīḍ, born of a Berber family; and Maʿbad, a Black student of Jamīlah. Like Ibn Surayj, Maʿbad cultivated a special personal style adopted by following generations of singers.
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…Ibn Muḥriz, of Persian ancestry; Ibn Surayj, also of Persian ancestry and noted for his elegies and improvisations (murtajal); his pupil al-Gharīḍ, born of a Berber family; and Maʿbad, a Black student of Jamīlah. Like Ibn Surayj, Maʿbad cultivated a special personal style adopted by following generations of singers.
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