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