Wahda el Kebira

Wahda el Kebira 4|4

waaHida 4/4

1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|
D---____D---m---| sayyaara (slow)
D---____T---k---|
D---__T-____T---| saghiira
D-tktkT-tktkT-k-| tawil            midi
D-Tk-kT-Tk-kT-k-| khafiif (fast)
D tktkT tktkT t |

spacious rhythm literally meaning “one the big”. Wahda means “one” in Arabic. Kebira means “big” (f). These rhythms are so called because they have a single DUM at the beginning. Wahda can be used to make a break between rhythms of various counts and fills. Same notes as malfuf, but a different feel.

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