Catalogue

Each entry carries its place, its date and its lineage. Filtering by region, decade and mode will expand as the collection grows.

Field recordings

Surat Maryam, evening session

سورة مريم

Reciter: Umm Kulthum al-Bahriyya
Place: Cairo, Egypt
Recorded: 1962

Domestic soundscapes

Ramadan household recitation

تلاوة رمضانية

Reciter: Halimah Sadiyah
Place: Surabaya, Indonesia
Recorded: 1988

Teaching traditions

Tajwīd circle, women's hall

حلقة تجويد

Reciter: Rukayat Bello
Place: Ibadan, Nigeria
Recorded: 1994

Melodic modes

Maqām Bayātī, opening verses

مقام بياتي

Reciter: Sakineh Farahani
Place: Shiraz, Iran
Recorded: 2003

Field recordings

Mosque courtyard, Eid morning

صباح العيد

Reciter: Aisha Diallo
Place: Dakar, Senegal
Recorded: 2011

Oral histories

Oral transmission interview

مقابلة

Reciter: Nadia Karim
Place: Birmingham, UK
Recorded: 2021

Submissions

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Family tapes, mosque recordings, radio captures. Submissions are reviewed by the archive team, and nothing is published until consent is confirmed in writing.