Wahda Kebira واحدة كبيرة
An eight-beat expansion of Wahda, common in mid-twentieth-century Arab vocal and instrumental music. Its long gaps let a melody unfold across the whole cycle; it is also known as Wahda Sunbati. [1]MaqamWorld · Wahda Kabira / واحدة كبيرةmaqamworld.com[2]عالم المقامات · Wahda Kabira / واحدة كبيرةmaqamworld.com[3]إعزف · إيقاع الوحدة الكبيرةizif.com
Hear the shape of the rhythm.
BASIC PATTERN4 + 4 · quarter-note groups
Musical context
Names & context
- Arabic name
- واحدة كبيرة
- Arabic alternatives
- وحدة كبيرة · واحدة سنباطي
- Other names & spellings
- Wahda Kabira · Wahda el Kebira · Wahda Sunbati
Wahda Sunbati names this eight-beat cycle. The separate Sombati entry in this library is a four-beat teaching pattern. [1]MaqamWorld · Wahda Kabira / واحدة كبيرةmaqamworld.com[2]عالم المقامات · Wahda Kabira / واحدة كبيرةmaqamworld.com[3]إعزف · إيقاع الوحدة الكبيرةizif.com
Regions & traditions
Musical use and influences can span several regions. [1]MaqamWorld · Wahda Kabira / واحدة كبيرةmaqamworld.com
Video tutorials
Watch tutorialWahda Kebira: the long phrase
Mokhtar Kimo · Arabic · Beginner lesson
Watch & try. Mokhtar’s short Arabic lesson introduces Wahda Kebira. Keep counting through the open spaces and compare the phrase with the app’s expanded eight-beat study before adding ornaments.
Mokhtar Kimo💥Tabla philosopher · تعليم الطبله 🌟 ايقاع الوحده الكبيرة 💥 مختار كيمو