Mahla music
| Mahla music | |
| Native name |
Mahla |
|---|---|
| Etymology | folk in Babkhi |
| Other names | Mahkla, Măhla, محلی, M'hla, Turbofez |
| Stylistic origins | Caradian folk music, Babkhan folk music, Krasnocorian folk music, Ranentsian folk music, Çakari folk music, Thraci folk music, New Alexandrian pop music |
| Cultural origins | 1700s AN, Oportia |
| Typical instruments | accordion, bagpipes, daire, drums, synthesizer, tarambuka, tambura, vocals, zurla |
| Audio example(s) | |
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Studio recorded mahla Live performed mahla | |
Mahla (Alexandrian: Mahkla, Sarnechi: Măhla, Babkhi: محلی, M'hla) is a genre of popular music emerging in 1700s Oportia, as a result of cooperation between the music artists of various ethnic backgrounds in southwestern Eura. Sometimes irreverently referred to as "Turbofez" amongst the small but growing contingent of Surenid connoisseurs of the genre.
Characteristics
The initial characteristics of Mahla were defined by performers of Caradian and Babkhi folk music, with some elements of New Alexandrian pop. Following the influx of foreign workers into the emerging economy of Oportia and their introduction to the local music, the genre began to get influenced by the folk music of similar characteristics, such as Krasnocorian, Çakari, and Thraci. Various instruments are used, however, the synthesizer is the most common, due to them being programmable and ability to imitate the sound of any instrument.
Mahla is popular on all types of celebrations, most notably birthdays and weddings, where live performances are not a rare sighting.
Performers and albums
Arguably, the most popular performers of this genre are Gogu Nicolae and Rustam Salam.
List of the most popular mahla music albums:
- De la Vormouna la Mâlâbad (From Vormouna to Mâlâbad, 1707 AN) by Gogu Nicolae and Rustam Salam
- Mahla la mahala (Mahla to mahallah, 1708) by Kamran Pahlevan
- Sharha sard (Cold lion, 1709) by Rustam Salam
- Suta la suta (Hundred percent, 1711) by Gogu Nicolae
- Made in Oportia (1714) by Cezar Ionescu
- De la Koufukafe la Soudure (From Koufukafe to Soudure, 1716) by Gogu Nicolae and Rustam Salam.
