Arabic maqam

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In traditional Arabic music, maqam (Arabic: مقام, romanized: maqām, literally "ascent"; pl. مقامات maqāmāt) is the system of melodic modes. The word maqam in Arabic means place, location or position. The Arabic maqam is a melody type.

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