''Ma'luf'' ( ''Ma'lūf'') is a genre of art music in the Andalusian classical music tradition of

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, and

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. It is of Iberian origin and was introduced to the

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by Andalusian refugees.''Encyclopedia Americana'' Scholastic Library Publishing - 2006 "The most renowned Tunisian art form is the maluf, a song of Spanish origin introduced by Andalusian refugees."

References

*Davis, Ruth (1996). "The Art/Popular Music Paradigm and the Tunisian Ma'lūf." ''Popular Music'', v. 15, no. 3, Middle East Issue (October 1996), pp. 313-323. *Davis, Ruth (1997). "Traditional Arab Music Ensembles in Tunis: Modernizing Al-Turath in the Shadow of Egypt." ''Asian Music'', v. 28, no. 2 (Spring/Summer 1997), pp. 73-108. *Davis, Ruth (1997). "Cultural Policy and the Tunisian Ma'lūf: Redefining a Tradition." ''Ethnomusicology'', v. 41, no. 1 (Winter 1997), pp. 1-21. *Davis, Ruth F. (2005). ''Ma'luf: Reflections on the Arab Andalusian Music of Tunisia''. . . Music of Algeria Music of Libya Music of Tunisia Arabic music Classical and art music traditions {{Arabic-music-stub