Azza Al-Maila (fl. c. 707)
Azza Al-Maila (fl. c. 707)
Arabian composer and singer. Name variations: (nickname) Maila. Died around 707.
Was taught music of the older days by Ra'iqa and learned Persian airs from Nashit and Sa'ib Kathir. A Christian freed woman of Medina and one of the most important professional musicians of her era, composed many songs in the Persian idiom.
See also Women in World History.
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