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Ziryab
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ziryâb, Zaryab, Abu al-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi', Zeryab, Mirlo
'''Abu al-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi (; 789– 857), commonly known as Ziryab,''' was a singer, oud and lute player, composer, poet, and teacher. He lived and worked in what is now Iraq, Northern Africa, and Andalusia during the medieval Islamic period. He was also a polymath, with knowledge in astronomy, geography, meteorology, botanics, cosmetics, culinary art, and fashion.
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Ziryab, also known as Būkaffah Ziryāb, was a male musician, geographer, poet, and astronomer born in 777 in Mosul. He was a student of Ishaq al-Mawsili and played the oud. His native language was Arabic, which he also spoke and wrote. He held citizenship in al-Andalus.
He died in Córdoba in 857. His name in his native language is زير آب (زرياب). One of his notable works is titled *Ghadan-- yawm qad maḍá*. While some databases list an artist named Ziryab with tags such as progressive metal and flamenco, the historical figure described here is distinct from those modern musical classifications.
Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 117
- Total plays
- 810
Tags
Flamenco/Proggresive Metal band from Málaga, Andalucía, Spain. Released their first album titled "El arte de vivir" in 2022. Definitely a band to keep an eye on <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ziryab">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Key facts
- Officeholder.name
- Ziryab
- Officeholder.birth_name
- Abu al-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi ()
- Officeholder.birth_date
- 789
- Officeholder.birth_place
- In the area of modern day Iraq, possibly Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
- Officeholder.death_date
- 27 January
- Officeholder.death_place
- Córdoba, Emirate of Córdoba
- Officeholder.occupation
- linguist, geographer, poet, chemist, musician, singer astronomer, gastronomist, etiquette and fashion advisor
- Officeholder.image
- Monumento a Ziryab 002.JPG
- Officeholder.caption
- Monument of Ziryab represented as a blackbird in Córdoba, Spain
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- al-Andalus
- Place of birth
- Mosul
- Place of death
- Córdoba
- Occupation
- linguist
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Native language
- Arabic
- Student of
- Ishaq al-Mawsili
- Instrument
- oud
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- date of death
- 0857-00-00
- date of birth
- 0777-00-00
- name in native language
- زير آب (زرياب)
- Commons category
- Ziryab
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Reputation
- Descendants
- Contributions
- Music
- Fashion and hygiene
- Cuisine
- Notes
- References
- Other sources
- Further reading
'''Abu al-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi (; 789– 857), commonly known as Ziryab,''' was a singer, oud and lute player, composer, poet, and teacher. He lived and worked in what is now Iraq, Northern Africa, and Andalusia during the medieval Islamic period. He was also a polymath, with knowledge in astronomy, geography, meteorology, botanics, cosmetics, culinary art, and fashion.
His nickname, "Ziryab", comes from the Persian and Kurdish word for jay-bird , pronounced "Zaryāb". He was also known as ('blackbird') in Spanish. He was active at the Umayyad court of Córdoba in Islamic Iberia. He first achieved fame at the Abbasid court in Baghdad, his birthplace, as a performer and student of the musician and composer Ibrahim al-Mawsili.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ziryab” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.