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Al-Mizan, Al-Jawaher & Hidayah - classical nasyid (islamic
songs) group. Nasyid
is a form of
religious singing based on Islamic teachings, stories and so
on. It used to be more in the Arabic tune but nowadays
Nasyid is sung to newer musical tempo to suite taste of
current listeners. Professor Margaret Sarkissian has
published a paper entitled "Religion never had it so good":
Contemporary nasyid and the growth of Islamic popular music
in Malaysia, in the Yearbook for Traditional Music, vol. 37,
pp. 124-152, 2005.
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