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| whirling dervishes dance in Sufism, literally “hearing” |
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| melodic mode in Arabic music, Sufism |
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| genre of popular music in Persian Gulf using ‘ud and mirwas drum |
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| the person who leads call to worship in Islam, from the minaret |
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| the Islamic call to prayer |
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| Sufi devotional music from Indian/Pakistan |
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| remembrance of Allah commanded in Qur’an, Sufis engage in special dhikr rituals |
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| reed flute, sounds like human voice |
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| evening prayer service in Catholic church |
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| form of early musical notation used in Catholic chants |
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| antiphons are short responsorial melodies, alternating with psalms |
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| a statement of religious belief that is used in Gregorian chant |
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| liturgical Catholic plainchant that was originated by Iberian Catholics |
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| set of Catholic texts in the Latin Rite Mass that are invariable |
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| song created by African-American slaves which were sometimes expressions of faith but sometimes veiled political messages |
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| most distinctive form of monastic chants |
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| Catholic ritual in which you take communion |
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| ancestral spirits of Candomble |
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| highest level of drumming in the Candomble religion, master of ceremonies |
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| orixas are the gods of Candomble, intermediaries between gods and humans |
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| traditional music of the Native American Lakota tribe |
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