Top Islam Tunes

sun ra - 'ramadan'
manowar - 'holy war'

Allah Bacchao Naujawano Se - pretty sure it's Lata Mangeshkar, from the classic Mere Meheboob. Not about Islam per say, but she's (or rather Nimmi is, in the film) calling out to Allah to save her from randy, lecherous young men with Only One Thing On Their Minds.

The entire Anarkali & Mughal-e-Azam soundtracks, they even got 4.5 stars on AMG, check 'em out.

Something about the Western fetishization of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan disturbs me. Or the celebrity ass-kssing, whatevr you wnt to call it (Anthony Kiedis worshipping him, or whatever else). I don't know what I'm trying to say. I can't put my finger on it, maybe it's purely irrational. But just how many other qawwals do these people regularly listen to ?

There are others? (Note 'ironic' response meant to describe Typical Western Listener -- oh wait, I am one, never mind.)

Men's Recovery Project - Bolides Over Basra

the whole album

http://while1.org/~orion/mrp2.html

The Sabri Brothers are pretty well-known / prolly sell well enough for this type of music (they've recorded for Real World). Why don't they receive the attention Khan does? I dunno. Maybe he's better.

Egyptian Lover - "Egypt, Egypt"

Or does he wish it was so?

I mean, considering the other thread was X-tian and not X-tianity

from an article today in Irish times re integration into schools here:

When it came to music some Muslims would see it as prohibited but “if music is performed using non-tuneable percussion instruments such as drums, most Muslims will have no problem”.

anyone got any idea re tuneable instruments ban?

nakh is the wintour of our diss content (darraghmac) wrote this on thread Aphex Twin classic or Dud? on board I Love Music on 31-Aug-2014

dud

It's a very marginal view, iirc. Very few Islamic countries have general prohibitions on music and only a fraction of a fraction of individuals would see drums as the only acceptable form.

OK thanks

deems u not watched clanging of the swords yet its got some dope music

I did get told I should be ashamed of myself for not being a Muslim by a dude who was cold calling on behalf of the al-Quran Learning Institute yesterday though so take that with a pinch of salt.

Generally, though, while in some countries music isn't widely taught in schools for religious reasons I don't think there are any where it is banned outright and there are no specific prohibitions in scripture that cover it. To the extent that it's frowned upon, I think it's essentially associated with encouraging lascivious behaviour. There have been a few cases in the UK where parents have asked to take kids out of music classes but they are very few and far between.

like the dancehall in the 50s surely. I appreciate the info knowing that you thereby expose yrself to twu rumplestiltskining his way into thread to call u a cunt or similar, much thanks

XP link pls nakh

post-revolution Iran had, I believe, pretty strict restrictions on music but I don't think they disallowed tunable instruments. they didn't let women sing though.

oh man i know at least one erstwhile ILXor who wd've loved that

I think women can sing in Iran but, if singing solo, can only perform for female audiences. Not sure if that's still the case though.

the fact that things like musical instruments & wearing silk were sometimes a point of contention early on in islam makes me wonder exactly what ppl were doing for fun in sixth century arabia.

this looks like a good way to get geed up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXKJrh92jtw