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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In exploring the traditions of chanting or singing the Psalms and other scriptures, I came across the above YouTube channel which features music of the Sephardic Jewish tradition, more specifically from Morocco. Can you detect that the tonality is not that of Western even-tempered music? You can find demonstrations of the relevant scales (also used in Arab music) online in multiple places, but I found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maqamworld.com\/maqamindex.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Maqam World<\/a> to be particular useful, with transcriptions, demonstrations on different instruments, and more.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In exploring the traditions of chanting or singing the Psalms and other scriptures, I came across the above YouTube channel which features music of the Sephardic Jewish tradition, more specifically from Morocco. 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