Gharnati refers to a variety of Moroccan and Algerian music originating in Al-Andalus

Al-Andalus

Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to a nation and territorial region also commonly referred to as Moorish Iberia. The name describes parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Muslims , at various times in the period between 711 and 1492, although the territorial boundaries...

. Its name is related, being derived from the Arabic name of the Spanish

Spain

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 city of Granada

Granada

Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...

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Gharnati was preserved at Oujda

Oujda

Oujda is a city in eastern Morocco with an estimated population of 1 million. The city is located about 15 kilometers west of Algeria and about 60 kilometers south of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the Oriental Region of Morocco and the birthplace of the current Algerian president,...

 and Tlemcen

Tlemcen

Tlemcen is a town in Northwestern Algeria, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is located inland in the center of a region known for its olive plantations and vineyards...

 the latter of which was considered as the African twin of Granada

Granada

Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...

 much like Fes

Fes

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 was a twin city of Córdoba

Córdoba, Spain

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This variety of Andalusian classical music

Andalusian classical music

Andalusian classical music is a style of Moorish music found across North Africa in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. It originates out of the music of Al-Andalus between the 9th and 15th centuries....

 has been established in others towns like Oran

Oran

Oran is a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria, and the second largest city of the country.It is the capital of the Oran Province . The city has a population of 759,645 , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second largest...

 and Sidi-Bel-Abbès in Algeria

Algeria

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If the term Gharnati refers in current Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

, especially in the region of Tlemcen, the entire directory Andalusian scholar, in Morocco

Morocco

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 it designates a distinct musical style of the Andalusian in addition to the much larger directory of "Tab Al Ala" style as confirmed by the authors Rachid Aous, Mohammed Habib Samrakandi pages 15 and 24 in their book " Music of Algeria "

The North African cities have inherited particularly Andalusian musical style of Grenada are also mentioned (pages 72 / 73) in the book "The Literature of Al-Andalus" (freely available on the net)

The Nuba of Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 have been identified in the eighteenth century by the musician Al Haïk from Tetuan

Famous musicians of Gharnati

• Cheikh Larbi Bensari
• Cheikh Mohammed Salah Chaabane
• Cheikh El Hadj Mohamed El Ghaffour
• Abdelkrim Dali
• Bouchnak Benyounes dit Afendi
• Chaabane Sidi Mohammed
• Chaabane Nasreddine
• Kerzazi Cheikh Brahim
• Amina Alaoui