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| Any Baritone or Bass Qur'an reciters? |
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| Dawn |
| 03/17/02 at 15:31:34 |
| Over the past several weeks, I have been trying to listen to many of the Qur'an reciters recommended by all of you in the old Madina. And I noticed a common thread. They all seem to be tenors. Now, I have nothing against all of you tenors, but I prefer the bass voice to the tenor voice. Are there any reciters out there who would qualify as bass or at least baritone? Or do you have to be a tenor? Down similar lines, are there any recitations in harmony (by more than one person, obviously)? Since recitations seem to be unaccompanied, I would presume such "arrangements" would be a cappella. Thanks! Dawn |
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| siddiqui |
| 03/18/02 at 00:47:06 |
| [slm] try sheik ali jabir he used to lead the prayers at the haram in makkah when i was kid . It never failed to have me in a trance you might find his tapes at www.islamiccity.com and www.darulbalagh.com the latter is cheaper the former is quicker the choice is yours [wlm] |
| 03/18/02 at 01:13:44 |
| siddiqui |
| Re: Any Baritone or Bass Qur'an reciters? |
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| Noor |
| 03/19/02 at 10:08:41 |
| Hi Dawn :) I don't know anything about voice pitches (tenor? bass?? baritone???) It's true that the Quran one has to be recited in a relaxed manner in a sweet voice but we are warned against "singing" out the Quran. In the Quran itself it is said "...and recite the Qur'an in slow, measured rhythmic tones". The proper reading of the Quran should follow certain rules known as rules of [i]tajweed[/i](e.g. from which part of the mouth certain sounds should come out, where to stop and continue, how one word is connected to the next etc) Any recitation that follows these rules is OK. The words of the Quran are not ordinary words. They are divine words of the Creator (swt) and hence deserve the utmost respect and reverence. Although there is great reward in reading and listening to the Quran, the main objective is that its message and meanings penetrate the heart and mind. Reducing the Quran to some kind of opera is both degrading and contradictory to its purpose. Take care :-* |
| Re: Any Baritone or Bass Qur'an reciters? |
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| Dawn |
| 03/19/02 at 14:19:24 |
| Thanks, Noor. That perhaps explains why I haven't found any harmonized versions. But a tenor is a male whose singing voice is high pitched (among males, that is). A bass is one whose voice is low pitched, and a baritone falls inbetween. Most of the reciters I have heard thus far are tenor. At siddiqui's recommendation, I checked out Ali Jabir, and he appears to be baritone, though it sounds like he could sing tenor if pressed to do so. And he is still the only non-tenor I have found. Peace, Dawn |
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| M.F. |
| 03/20/02 at 08:34:56 |
| Shuraim, one of the imams at the Kaaba could be qualified as a bass I think. As for recitation by several people, I don't think I've ever heard a recording of that. I know people get together and recite or read together just in their homes sometimes. The reason why you wouldn't really find a recording of several voices reciting at once is that almost all the recordings (that I know of) are recorded during taraweeh prayers in Ramadan when the entire Qur'an is read over the month in night prayers. So of course you only have the imam reciting. |
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| sofia |
| 03/22/02 at 09:17:07 |
| As-salaamu 'alaikum - If you go to http://english.islamway.com/ then click on "Quran" under Main Menu, you'll see a list of recitors. The one's with the most "bass" are probably: Al-Kalbany Al-Hothaify Al-Efasi AbdulKareem Although I haven't heard too many "harmonized" Qur'aanic recitations, there are some nasheeds (Islamic songs) and dhikr compilations that are done by more than one person. :) |
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| Abu_Hamza |
| 04/22/02 at 21:09:16 |
| [slm] Hmm. How in the world did I miss this thread?? :) Dawn, check out this reciter. He's one of the most unique/different reciters of our century. This clip is about 8 minutes long. The reason why he's unique is because he combines the baritone and bass recitations. Starts out one way, changes in the middle. http://www.islamway.com/arabic/images/quran/abdulbasetmu/063.ram You'll notice him changing gradually as the Surah progresses. The most drastic changes start occurring around the 5:00 mark. P.S. He's reciting Surah 63 from the Qur'an. P.P.S. His name is Abdul Basit Abdul Samad (may Allah have mercy on his soul). Take care :) |
| 04/22/02 at 21:10:39 |
| Abu_Hamza |
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