Outline of maqam

A Nawa Athar pentachord on C (rast) is also used in the descending part of the scale:     The sayr of Maqam Farahfaza is as follows. First focus on the upper Ajam tetrachord and trichord, starting with the note G (nawa), then move up to the Kurd tetrachord. Next, move down through the descending scale, touching on F sharp (qarar hijaz) before finishing on the tonic G (yakah).

Fingering diagram

The locations of the notes of Maqam Farahfaza on the oud are shown in the diagram below. The full two octaves are presented and a key to all the symbols in the diagram can be found here.     The following diagram shows the Nawa Athar pentachord on C (rast) used in the descending part of the scale:

 

Suggested recordings

The following recordings include pieces in Maqam Farahfaza:   Taiseer Elias (Ziryab Trio) - Oriental Art Music/Mashreq Classics - Longa Riad, Sama'i Farahfaza Jamil Ghanim - Luth au Yemen Classique - Rêveries sur le Maqam Farahfaza Nasser Houari - Ahlam/Melodies - Longa Farahfaza Ahmad Al Khatib - Sada - Farahfaza Nizar Rohana - Sard - Sama'i Farahfaza Simon Shaheen - Turath - Bashraf Farahfaza (Isma'il Haqqi), Sama'i Farahfaza (Tanburi Jamil), Longa Farahfaza (Riyad al-Sinbati) Yuji Tsunemi - Ma Qablu Wa Baad - Samaai Farahfaza (Tamburi Jamil Bey)

Videos

Longa Farahfaza (Riyad Al Sunbati) played by Tarek Abdallah at the House of World Cultures, Berlin, Germany in 2007 (audio only).

Taqsim Farahfaza played by Asim Al-Chalabi.

Taqsim Farahfaza played by Mamdoh El Gibaley, Said Chraibi and Charbel Rouhana.

Sama'i Farahfaza from the Nizar Rohana CD 'Sard' (audio only).

Longa Farahfaza (Riyad Al Sunbati) played by Yuji Tsunemi.

Longa Farahfaza (Riyad Al Sunbati) played by Stelios Varveris.