AL-ZARQA, Rayya
Name:
AL-ZARQA, Rayya (665–?)
Musical genre:
Vocal Music/Art Songs
Country of birth:
Syria
Country of location:
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Notes:
Rayya al-Zarqa. was an Arabian singer and composer. She was the sister of Sallama al-Zarqa, one of the four most famous songstresses of the Umayyad era.
Bibliography:
Donald L. Hixon, Don A. Hennessee. Women in Music: An Encyclopedic Bibliography, Volume One. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1993, p. 888.
