Nashit (Arabic: نشیط derived from Persian: نشید) | |
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Nationality | Persian |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | Second half of the 1st century A.H. in Medina |
Known for | Introducing Persian style of singing to Medina |
Nashit ( Arabic: نشیط derived from Persian: نشید; fl. second half of the 7th century) was a singer of Persian [1] [2] origin, acquired as a slave by Abd Allah b. Dja'far b. Abi Talib, and who flourished in the second half of the 1st century A.H. in Medina. His Persian style of singing was a great success there, compelling other singers to imitate it, but Nashit himself had to learn the Arab style and songs in order to enlarge his repertoire. [1]
Nashit was a singer of Persian origin, acquired as a slave by Abd Allah b. Dja'far b. Abi Talib, and who flourished in the second half of the 1st century A.H. in Medina.
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(...) as well as the Persian singers Nashīṭ (fl. second half of the first/seventh century) and Sāʿib Khāthir (d. 63/683).
Nashit (Arabic: نشیط derived from Persian: نشید) | |
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Nationality | Persian |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | Second half of the 1st century A.H. in Medina |
Known for | Introducing Persian style of singing to Medina |
Nashit ( Arabic: نشیط derived from Persian: نشید; fl. second half of the 7th century) was a singer of Persian [1] [2] origin, acquired as a slave by Abd Allah b. Dja'far b. Abi Talib, and who flourished in the second half of the 1st century A.H. in Medina. His Persian style of singing was a great success there, compelling other singers to imitate it, but Nashit himself had to learn the Arab style and songs in order to enlarge his repertoire. [1]
Nashit was a singer of Persian origin, acquired as a slave by Abd Allah b. Dja'far b. Abi Talib, and who flourished in the second half of the 1st century A.H. in Medina.
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(...) as well as the Persian singers Nashīṭ (fl. second half of the first/seventh century) and Sāʿib Khāthir (d. 63/683).