Flag of Jordan

Rock City of Petra

The country is considered to be a bridge between sea and desert, East and West.

Night view of the city

Petra's heyday ended when the Romans rerouted trade in the second century A.D., sending the city into a long decline.

A Bedouin man on a stone monument

Amman

Capital City of Jordan.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Introduction

4:56 AM    
Improvised rural Zajal (traditional form of strophic poetry recited in a colloquial dialect). Popularly accompanied by a number of traditional instruments such as:
Mijwiz
Tablah
Arghul
Oud
Rabab
Reed Pipe
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Monday, February 10, 2014

Video Samples

6:04 AM    No comments
Examples can be found in YouTube. Most are being turned to suit the modern taste. Here are some examples....


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Sunday, February 9, 2014

A more folk Music of Jordan

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