Hawfi Explained

Hawfi
Native Name:	الحوفي əl-ḥawfī
Other Names:	Tahwīf
Cultural Origins:	Tlemcen (Algeria)

Hawfi is a form of female vocal folk music and poetic genres originated in Tlemcen (Algeria).^[1]

Notes and References

1. Maya SAIDANI, Musiques et danses traditionnelles du patrimoine algérien, http://www.cnrpah.org/pci-bnd/images/livre.pdf, CNRPAH, 2013, p. 239
2. Bencheikh, J. E., “Ḥawfi”, in: Encyclopédie de l’Islam, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004206106_eifo_SIM_2811^[1] It is known to have existed from the 14th-century, when it was mentioned by Ibn Khaldun in his work Muqaddimah. It is often sung to the accompaniment of a lute.

   External links

   • Music of Algeria: Selected Recordings

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