Rways

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Rways is a traditional musical genre and performance style of the Shilha (Tashelhit-speaking Amazigh) people of southwestern Morocco, typically featuring poet-singers accompanied by instruments such as the ribab and bendir.

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Rways canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amazigh cultural expression ⓘ
musical genre ⓘ
performance style ⓘ
traditional music ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Amazigh ⓘ
Shilha people ⓘ
associatedLanguage Tashelhit ⓘ
associatedWith oral poetry ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
culturalContext Shilha people ⓘ
culturalSignificance expression of Shilha identity ⓘ
function entertainment ⓘ
preservation of oral tradition ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
genreFamily Amazigh music ⓘ
genreFamily Moroccan folk music ⓘ
lyricLanguage Tashelhit ⓘ
musicalTexture monophonic lead with instrumental accompaniment ⓘ
performanceRole improvisation of verses ⓘ
poetic recitation ⓘ
performanceType accompanied song ⓘ
vocal music ⓘ
region southwestern Morocco ⓘ
relatedConcept Amazigh oral literature ⓘ
typicalPerformer poet-singer ⓘ
typicalSetting festivals ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ
weddings ⓘ
usesInstrument bendir ⓘ
ribab ⓘ

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