Għana (folk Music)
Għana ( ) is a type of traditional Maltese folk music. ''Għana'' has two literal meanings. The first is richness, wealth and prosperity; the second is associated with singing, verse, rhyme and even ''kantaliena'', a type of singing with a slow rhythm. Għana can be broken up into formal and informal practices. The origin of the word is Arabic Ghena or Ghina غنى/غناء which means the same : richness or singing/songs/lyrics, etc.. . A singer in this field is locally called "Għannej" (literally 'the singer'). Informal Għana Throughout its history, informal għana situations frequently occurred among both men and women. The informal sessions shed light on the importance of the music in day-to-day life of the Maltese. The very origins of għana can be traced back to early peasant farmers. Ciantar (2000), in his article 'From the Bar to the Stage' puts together the writings of a number of foreign and Maltese scholars who make the claim early għana instances represents both t ...
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