Firqa

Firqa

"Firqa" ( _ar. فرقة, plural: فرق; "firaq") is a musical ensemble or orchestra in Middle Eastern music. While a similar ensemble called "takht" typically comprised between two and five musicians, the "firqa" generally numbers eight or more. [http://books.google.com/books?id=TF-5mvvS13oC&pg=PA203&lpg=PA203&dq=music+firqa&source=web&ots=UZJ4hWGAYF&sig=M4rr6rL-IeWapRfuc_rjUMmAl0A&hl=en] [http://books.google.com/books?id=TF-5mvvS13oC&pg=PA203&lpg=PA203&dq=music+firqa&source=web&ots=UZJ4hWGAYF&sig=M4rr6rL-IeWapRfuc_rjUMmAl0A&hl=en]

Beginning in the 1930s, the Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum was accompanied by a "firqa".

ee also

*Takht (music)


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