Milad un-Nabi 1432/2010

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This week was the Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) birthday. The celebration was formalized under the Fatimids. You can see some of my earlier posts on the Milad here 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Items 3 and 4 are devotional poems by Nasr Khusraw. This year, based on a question from a colleague, I am posting a collection of YouTube videos that are songs in praise of Muhammad. All have percussion, but no other instruments. Rather than embed them and slow down the site, I am simply giving links and a short description.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2NNPQhNVYs&feature=related – Bosnian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_7hDq3HfNo – Turkish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXFMvfxOmS8&feature=related – Arab?

Sheikh Hassan Dyck & Muhabbat Caravan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDQdW1_Tblk

from Sudan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrFUJ9-gKYI



From Egypt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yidwcAFjFFs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj8SlHCb0SA



Women in South Carolina:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS0Bk9CsuR0



Pakistan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_8DLG4X3xU



Morocco:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H09-N7fHpD4



Syria:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SO_nbNFtQg

Harmonia Alcorani:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTNAv6OhyMk

rendition of Qasida al-Burda:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4k6cGNV7w8

Aashiq al-Rasul from the UK (I’ve written about them before): Also, while Fez Meghani does not have a YouTube of the song up, he does have a nice song (yes, I’m still pushing their collaboration)
http://www.youtube.com/user/aashiqalrasul#p/u/3/Kf044eaWcck

Native Deen and Zain Bhikha:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bam1E1G4aCc

Yusuf Islam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhcF63Z06Vk&playnext=1&list=PL27C6F5417C01F868

Raihan:
http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialRaihanGroup#p/u/10/4xDZliSieL8
http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialRaihanGroup#p/u/7/-EnAjcd-7ec

Olivia Newton-John (it’s actually not her, but it does appear on one of albums):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSe0QVOnjC8&feature=related    

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