KnowraArabic maqamLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Arabic maqam, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 1Related 5Narrower topic 3Compared with 3Musical tuningCompared with: Maqam practice can use flexible intonation and pitch distinctions not captured by a single fixed tuning.MaqamBroader topic: Arabic practice offers a major tradition within the broader family of maqam systems.Umm KulthumNarrower topic: Maqam gives her melodies their modal structure and expressive vocabulary.Abdel Halim HafezNarrower topic: Maqam supplies the melodic language underlying many of Hafez’s songs.Sayed DarwishNarrower topic: Maqam provides the melodic framework within which much of his music operates.Persian traditional musicCompared with: Maqam and dastgah share modal thinking but organize repertories differently.Ahmed Fouad NegmRelated: Sheikh Imam’s settings drew on modal practice to give Negm’s words musical intensity.Amr DiabRelated: Maqam-based melody gives many of Diab’s pop songs a distinctly Arabic contour.Bayram al-TunisiRelated: The musical settings of his lyrics belonged to a tradition organized around these melodic modes.Mohammed Abdel WahabRelated: Abdel Wahab’s compositions draw on maqam while adapting its sound to new arrangements.Music of EgyptRelated: Maqam supplies the modal framework used by Egyptian art and popular musicians.Music of IranCompared with: Its modal organization resembles dastgah but uses a distinct repertoire and terminology.