Lammaa Badaa Yatathanaa (When My Beloved Begins to Sway)

Sheet Music: https://musescore.com/infojunkie/lamma-bada-yatathanna 

Arabic Lyrics Translation: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/lamma-bada-yatathanna-when-he-started-his-staggering-walk.html 

Arrangement / Duet: Listen to another performance of Lammaa Badaa Yatathanaa, arranged for flute and double bass: https://youtu.be/oImatC8xS9U. How are the performances similar? How are they different?

Minor Tonality: Harmonic Minor Scale, which in this cultural context is often referenced to as the "Nahawand Maqam" (Maqam: Melody Type)

Mixed Meter: 10/8 Time (3+4+3) See sheet music linked above.

Ostinato: Dotted quarter, quarter, eighth eighth dotted quarter (Played by the Darbuka player. Also see sheet music)

Trio: The chorus is accompanied by a trio of instrumentalists: Darbuka (drum), Violin, and Qanun