zajal

Zajal is extremely similar to the Malhoun poetry found in Morocco both in style and vocabulary.

Zajal, meaning "shout"

Zajal had its great ascendency as a popular art form in the 19th century when numerous poets contributed to its refinement in content and form.

Azzouna,J. Evolution de la musique arabe jusqu'au Zajal, Ibla.

The origin of zajal is Pre islamic arabia and Alkhansaa was famous of Zajal at that time .

Zajal is semi-improvised and semi-sung and is often performed in the format of a debate between zajjalin (poets who improvise the zajal).

In his explanation of the Zajal E.G. Gomes writes: "There is some evidence for the belief that it was invented by the famous philosopher and musician known as Avempace.

Zajal has close ties in prosody, delivery, form and spirit with various semi-sung colloquial poetry traditions, including such seemingly disparate traditions as those of Nabati Poetry of Arabia and the troubadours of Provence.

Zajal (Arabic: زجل) is a traditional form of oral strophic poetry declaimed in a colloquial dialect (most notably in one of the many dialects of Arabic) with ancient roots in a number of Mediterranean cultures.

He was one of the best-known strophic poets and songwriters (Muwashshaha and Zajal) of the Almoravid period in Al-Andalus (1091-1145) and competed with Ibn Bajjah in witty compositions at the court of Ibn TIfilwit, the Almoravid governor in Saragossa.