Aita (Morocco)
| Aita | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Arabic music |
| Typical instruments | drums |
| Derivative forms | Bedouin music |
| Regional scenes | |
| Jebala • Khouribga • Chaouia • Abda • Marrakesh | |
Aita[1] means in Arabic, "call, cry or lament" and is a Bedouin musical style that originates from the countryside of Morocco.
Organisation
It is sung in colloquial Arabic by mixed groups composed of musicians and singers and singers and dancers, these women are called sheikhates.[2] In Morocco, the Aita Festival is organized in Safi.
History
It has been introduced in Morocco by the Bedouin tribes arrived in the Almohad period in the 12th century. Originally from southern Egypt, they migrated westward through regular raids in Algeria and Tunisia.
Ibn Khaldun, a Muslim historian writes:[3]
Similar to an army of locusts, they destroy everything in their path.
References
- ^ haita, rita or ghita
- ^ Sheikha in singular feminine
- ^ "François Decret, Les invasions hilaliennes en Ifrîqiya - Clio - Voyage Culturel". www.clio.fr. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
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