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Maqam is a modal
Musical mode

Mode is a term from Western music theory having three senses: the rhythmic relationship between long and short values in the late medieval period; in early medieval theory, Interval ; and, most commonly, a concept involving Musical scale and melody type ....
 structure that characterizes the art of music of countries in North Africa
North Africa

North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa.Geopolitically, the United Nations subregion of Northern Africa includes the following seven countries or territories:...
, the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
 and Central Asia
Central Asia

Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south....
. In this area we can distinguish three main musical cultures which all belong to the Maqam family, namely the Persian, the Arabic and the Turkish.








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Maqam is a modal
Musical mode

Mode is a term from Western music theory having three senses: the rhythmic relationship between long and short values in the late medieval period; in early medieval theory, Interval ; and, most commonly, a concept involving Musical scale and melody type ....
 structure that characterizes the art of music of countries in North Africa
North Africa

North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa.Geopolitically, the United Nations subregion of Northern Africa includes the following seven countries or territories:...
, the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
 and Central Asia
Central Asia

Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south....
. In this area we can distinguish three main musical cultures which all belong to the Maqam family, namely the Persian, the Arabic and the Turkish.

  • For Arabic maqam, see Arabic maqam
    Arabic maqam

    Arabic maqam is the system of mode used in traditional Arabic music, which is mainly melodic music. The word maqam in Arabic means place, location or rank....
  • For Azeri mugham, see Mugham
    Mugham

    Mugham also spelled as Mugam is one of the many musical traditions of Music of Azerbaijan, contrast with tasnif. It is a highly complex form of art music with specific systems and concepts of musical expression that demand of its performers a very high standard of professionalism....
  • For Jewish maqam, see Weekly Maqam
  • For Ottoman Turkish makam, see Makam
    Makam

    In Turkish classical music, Mevlevi music, and some Mosque music, a system of melody types called makam provides a complex set of rules for composing....