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Ziryab
✦زرياب
9th century789 – 857Arab
Overview
Born
789, Baghdad, Iraq
Died
857
Nationality
Arab
Era
9th century
Biography
Legendary Andalusian-Arab musician, poet, and polymath who revolutionised music in Moorish Spain. Credited with adding a fifth string to the oud and founding a conservatory in Córdoba that influenced the development of European music.