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Huwa Sahih il-Hawa Ghallab

First Verse Exerpt

A pity to include so little of this amazing song, a real masterpiece in Maqam Saba, and the last composition for Umm Kulthum by the great Zakaria Ahmed. On this site it is only serving to illustrate Jins Saba, so enjoy the little intense taste you get of that jins here.
See the following analyses: Jins Saba, Jins Secondary Saba

Maqam Saba

Zakari Ahmed

Performer: Umm Kulthum

Huwa Sahih Part 1 (complete recording)

(The complete recording here includes the opening verses in Saba, but not the later verses in other maqamat.)

02

melodies go down to 6th underneath tonic