Poetry, the intrinsic element of Arab culture, accompanied Arab music, some poetry music in itself. Islam inherited this rich poetic-music legacy and when their armies conquered much of the then known world, they took this music with them. Sumer, Babylon, Ugarit, Ancient Egypt, Persia, Greece and even far away India all had contributed some element to this pre-Islamic music. The music of the Arabian Peninsula had a rich background. During this period the poems of many famous poets were set to music and sung by both the Bedouins of the desert and the well trained dancing girls in the homes of the wealthy. ![]() Contrary to stereotypical western belief, Arabia was not simply a land of barren deserts, but rather a region where towns and cities flourished. ![]() ![]() To know how and when the Arabs influenced Spanish and through Spanish other western music, we must begin in the cities and towns of Arabia before the advent of Islam.
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