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The music of Mauritania comes predominantly from the country's largest ethnic group: the Moors. In Moorish society musicians occupy the lowest caste, iggawin. Musicians from this caste used song to praise successful warriors as well as their patrons. Iggawin also had the traditional role of messengers, spreading news between villages. In modern Mauritania, professional musicians are paid by anybody to perform; affluent patrons sometimes record the entertainment, rather than the musicians themselves, and are then considered to own the recording.

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Music of Mauritania

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Mauritania

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National anthem of Mauritania

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Dimi Mint Abba

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The Mauritanian

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Outline of Mauritania

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Nouakchott

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Music

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Leblouh

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List of music genres and styles

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Music of West Africa

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Malouma

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Music genre

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75 Dollar Bill

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Women in Mauritania

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History of music

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West Africa

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Baroque music

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List of musical instruments

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Musical notation

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Arabic music

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Timeline of musical events

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Andalusi classical music

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Music theory

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Music of Africa

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