MUSICAL EXCERPTS ON THE COMPACT DISC

Track 1. Qasida: “Ya rakib illi law mishit ma tindarak” (Oh, rider of the fast horse), sung as a jawfiyya by Bashshar Abu Hamdan, accompanying himself on rababa; Suwayda, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2000.

Track 2. Performance on the mihbaj, a coffee grinder in the form of a large wooden mortar and pestle, by a member of the Firqat Hasbayya; Hasbayya, Lebanon. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003.

Track 3. Qasidat al-fann: “Ya jabalna ‘izzak ‘ad…” (Oh, our mountain, your glory has returned), sung by men at a wedding; Umm Dbayb, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2000

Track 4.Huliyya: “Laktib waraq wa irsillak” (I’m going to write a letter and send it to you), written by Najib Abu ‘Asali. Sung by women at a wedding; Qanawat, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003.

Track 5. Qasida: “Ghali watanna” (Our country is precious), sung as an uhzuja by Bayan Faris, accompanying himself on rababa; ‘Amman, Jordan. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003.

Track 6. Lawha dance accompanied by mijwiz and darbukka; Qanawat, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003.

Track 7. Men singing a jawfiyya during the evening party of a wedding. At about 35 seconds into this track, some men initiate a brief dahhiyya section, then all return to the jawfiyya; Maf‘ala, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2000.

Track 8. Qasida: “Hayhu yalli rakibin ‘ala al-salayil” (Hey, you who ride the thoroughbreds), by Jadallah Salam using a hujayna melody, as sung by Bashshar Abu Hamdan, accompanying himself on rababa; Suwayda, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2000.

Track 9. Qasida “Labati ma waddiha dhilla” (My comrades, don’t give in to defeat), by Thani ‘Arabi, sung as a jawfiyya; Qanawat, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003.

Track 10. Qasida: “Hayhu yalli rakibin ‘ala al-salayil,” by Jadallah Salam, sung as a jawfiyya by men at a wedding; Maf‘ala, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2000.

Track 11.Hida’ performed by Bedouin men at a wedding on the outskirts of Shahba, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2000.

Track 12. Samir performed by men at the evening party of a Druze wedding; Shaqqa, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2000

Track 13. End of a performance of al-dahha (or dahhiyya), leading into rabt al-hashi; Qanawat, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003.

TTrack 14.Zagharid (mahahay in Syrian Druze colloquial): a recitative-like song praising the bride, ending with group ululations, also call zagharid; Qanawat, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003.

Track 15. Dabka dance with accompanying song performed by men at a wedding. This selection features a mijwiz and a darbukka; Qanawat, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003.

Track 16. Qasida about the 1973 October War by Salih ‘Arabi, performed at a poetic sahra by Yahya al-Qantar as a shuruqi, ending with a group jawfiyya, “Bi ruhi nafdi watanna” (We will sacrifice our souls for our country); Qanawat, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2000

Track 17. Women, accompanied by darbukka and hand-clapping, sing responsorial songs during the bride’s dance; Qanawat, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003.

Track 18. Women’s songs during the zaffa to take the bride to the groom’s house; Maf‘ala, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2000.

Track 19. Women sing a responsorial song at the bride’s house while awaiting the groom. One of the women accompanies them on the darbukka; al-Azraq, Jordan. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003

Track 20. Another responsorial song sung by women while awaiting the groom (see track 19); al-Azraq, Jordan. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003.

Track 21. Shawbasha at the bride’s house. He receives and announces donations of money from the bride's relatives to give to the couple; al-Azraq, Jordan. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003.

Track 22. Qasida: “Hayhu yalli …,” performed by men at a wedding; al-Azraq, Jordan. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003

Track 23. Dabka dance with accompanying dal‘una song performed by Firqat Hasbayya. The excerpt opens with a solo minjayra, which is later accompanied by a darbukka; Hasbayya, Lebanon. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003

Track 24. Hida’ performed by Druze men during the zaffa (procession to get bride); Rashayya, Lebanon. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003.

Track 25. Wedding firqa playing “Duqqu al-Mazahir!” (Play the Mazhars!); Kafr Salwan, Lebanon. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003

Track 26. Poet-singer Fayiz al-Mughrabi singing zajal at a wedding; Kafr Salwan, Lebanon. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003

Track 27. Men’s communal greetings at a funeral; Salkhad, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2000.

Track 28. Excerpt from a prayer chanted by a shaykh at a funeral; Salkhad, Syria. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2000.

Track 29. Performance of a funeral song by the Salima Nawba; Salima, Lebanon. Recorded by Kathleen Hood in 2003.