The Ibn Báya Ensemble is a Spanish-Moroccan early music ensemble formed in 1994.

The ensemble takes its name from Avempace - Abū-Bakr Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn al-Sāyigh (Arabic أبو بكر محمد بن يحيى بن الصائغ), also known as Ibn Baya (Arabic: ابن باجة‎), the Arab Andalusian polymath who was also a musician, and is dedicated to the music of medieval Arab Spain. The founding members were Eduardo Paniagua

Eduardo Paniagua

Eduardo Paniagua is a Spanish architect and musician, specializing in medieval Spanish music.Between 1966 and 1983, he was a member of the group Atrium Musicae de Madrid, led by his older brother Gregorio, playing wind instruments and percussion...

 and Omar Metioui

Omar Metioui

Omar Metioui is a Moroccan classical musician.Metioui originally trained as a pharmacist, then concentrated on performance of the oud , or Arabic lute, as well as performance as a vocalist...

.

Selected discography

• Ibn 'Arabi: El intérprete de los deseos . Ensemble Ibn Bàya PN 360
• Jardín de Al-Andalus
• Walladah (Córdoba 994-1077) and Ibn Zaygun (Córdoba 1003-1071)
• La Llamada de Al-Andalus
• Núba Al-Maya
• El Agua de la Alhambra
• La Felicidad Cumplida
• Nuba Al-Istihlal'
• Poemas de la Alhambra
• Alarifes Mudéjares

See also

• Said Belcadi
  Said Belcadi
  Said Belcadi is a Moroccan classical singer and musician. He has performed with Mohammed El-Arabi Serghini, with Eduardo Paniagua, and with Omar Metioui both as singer and player of the oud.-References:...
  
  , Moroccan classical musician
• Mohammed El-Arabi Serghini
  Mohammed El-Arabi Serghini
  Mohamed El-Arabi Serghini is a Moroccan classical singer and musician. He has performed with Aouatif Bouamar, with Eduardo Paniagua, Said Belcadi and Omar Metioui...
  
  , Moroccan classical musician
• Salim Fergani
  Salim Fergani
  Cheikh Salim Fergani is an Algerian oud player and singer. He is a notable performer of maluf music, and has recorded various CDs for the Pneuma label of Eduardo Paniagua. He is the son of the Algerian musician Mohamed Tahar Fergani.-References:...
  
  , Algerian oud player and classical singer