wa 3laykum asSalaam ya Younes,
Thank you for your informative reply. No, I am not well informed on Maghrebeyyah music, save what I listen to, and your posts have been a great deal of information to me and look forward to any other things that you are willing to share
My backround in music has started with trumpet playing funk and soul. I currently work with MIDI hardware production units and DJ gear, and have been learning theory in jazz and make lo-fi beats with low end melodies(that's were the butter is at
).
So far what I have learned about Arabic and Moroccan scales, modes, etc. are:
-Chijaz (in G): G, A, 1/4Bb, C, D, Eb, F#, G
-Two main Moroccan rhythmic patterns are the Malfuf and the Tcheeftateli. Malfuf is the rhythmic pattern that keeps repeating itself again and the first beat is always accented with a low bass sound on a darbouka. In Tcheeftateli patterns the accent is on the second and the fourth beat, just like in jazz.
- The meters in Moroccan music are varied, and the most common ones are: 12/8, 11/8, 9/8, 8/8, 7/8, 6/8, 5/4, 4/4, 3/4.
So as you can see, I do not know a heck of a lot yet I wish to learn a bit what I can and just make some funk.