Zyriab (789- 857) (Zorab in Kurdish) was a poet and musician. He was born in Baghdad, during Ummayad period. Events Uprising in Japan leads to a major defeat for Emperor Kammu, alongside a severe drought and famine Constantine becomes king of the Picts Herford founded by Charlemagne Fes founded by Idris I Eadburh marries Beorhtric of Wessex Births Deaths Categories: 789 ... Events Viking raid of Dorestad. ... Kurdish (Kurdî) is an Indo-Iranian language spoken in the region loosely called Kurdistan, including Kurdish populations in parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Location of Baghdad within Iraq Baghdad (Arabic: ‎ translit: , Kurdish: Bexda, from Persian Baagh-daad or Bag-Da-Du meaning “Garden of God” [1]) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... The Umayyad Dynasty (Arabic الأمويون / بنو أمية umawiyy; in Turkish, Emevi) was the first dynasty of caliphs of the Prophet Muhammad who were not closely related to Muhammad himself, though they were of the same Meccan tribe, the Quraish. ...

Had the one of a kind maverick Ziryab been an Arab, Persian or a Turk, there would have been universities, music conservatoires and cultural institutes named after his legendary legacy. But due to the lack of Kurdish cultural media or advanced Kurdish universities of a free, independent Kurdistan, sadly Ziryab remains largely unknown to the majority of Kurds and the rest of the world.[[1]] The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... The Persians are an Iranian people who speak the Persian language and share a common culture and history. ... Kurdish may refer to: The Kurdish people The Kurdish language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Louie Provencal, the renowned historian of Spanish civilization says about Ziryab, "he was a genius and his influence in Spanish society of the time not only encompassed music but also all aspects of Society.” Titus Burkhart, the German historian of Islam writes, “he was a genius musical scholar and at the same time the one who brought Kurdish music to Spain and consequently to all of the western world. He was able to replace the primitive ways of Arabs of that time with Kurdish elegance.”” Islam (Arabic: ; ) is a monotheistic religion based on the Quran. ... Traditionally, there are three types of Kurdish Classical performers - storytellers (çîrokbêj), minstrels (stranbêj) and bards (dengbêj). ... Kurdish may refer to: The Kurdish people The Kurdish language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Ziryab was a gifted pupil of Ishaq al-Mawsili. He had to leave Baghdad when his skills as a musician surpassed those of his teacher. He moved to Córdoba in southern Spain and was accepted as court musician in the court of Abd al-Rahman II of the Umayyad Dynasty (822-52). Location within Europe, Spain and Andalusia Córdoba, the Roman bridge and the Mosque-Cathedral View across the old Roman bridge towards the Mezquita Interior court of the Mezquita Córdoba is a city in Andalucía, southern Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. ... The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ...

Abd al-Rahman II was a great patron of the arts and Zyriab was given a great deal of freedom. He established one of the first schools of music, introduced the oud into Europe, and made changes to the structure of the oud adding more strings. He was supposedly a great virtuoso on the oud and an amazing singer. Music is conceptual time expressed in the structures of tones and silence. ... Front and rear views of an oud. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... A virtuoso (from the Latin virtus meaning: skill, manliness, excellence) is an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability at singing or playing a musical instrument. ...

Zyriab is thought to have codified the disparate elements of Arab poetic traditions of qasidah, mwashah and zajal.[2] The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... A qasida (also spelled qasidah) in Arabic قصيدة, in Persian قصیده, is a form of poetry from pre-Islamic Arabia. ...

The celebrated ex-Baghdad Abbasid courts' singer, musician, cook, gourmand, fashion arbiter who fled to Andalusia was the first to introduce New Year festival to Spain and thence to Europe. Ziryab also introduced musical instruments,-notably the Kurdish lute that became the Spanish guitar- as well as passionate songs, tunes and dances of |Kurds and Mesopotamia that later, mixed with Gypsy influence, evolved into the famed Spanish flamenco. Ziryab established a music conservatoire at the court of Abdel-Rahman at Cordoba. It is to Ziryab that we owe the fifth string. (The German scholarly book "Moorish Architecture" by Barrucand states that Ziryab also introduced good taste, fine court manners and even new hair cuts into Spain! So much for Iraqis and Turks deriding Kurds as uncultured 'peasants'! Motto: Dominator Hercules Fundator Andalucía por sí, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humankind) Capital Seville Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 2nd  87 268 km²  17,2% Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 1st  7. ... The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Look up Gypsy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A Gypsy (derived from Egyptian) may be: jhjjjjjjkyufyui == * any member of any nomadic people (the term is sometimes considered derogatory), especially: the Roma and Sinti, found worldwide but mainly in Europe; Irish Travellers found mainly in Great Britain, Ireland and the United... Córdoba most commonly means Córdoba, Spain, a famous city in Spain inhabited since the time of ancient Rome, and the seat of the Emir of Córdoba and the Caliph of Córdoba. ...

See also

• [Ziryab, the Kurd (789-857 C. See Islamic Encyclopedia)
• Blog about Ziryab

External links

• Newroz films article
• Article about Ziryab
• Biography at streetwhispers.com
• MuslimHeritage.com article.
• African music pieces, by Elijah Wald
• Iranian.com article on Zyryab