Aita (Morocco)

Aita
Aita
Stylistic origins	Chaabi
Cultural origins	Moroccan music
Typical instruments	frame drums
Regional scenes
	Jebala, Khouribga, Chaouia, Abda, Marrakesh

Aita (haita, rita or ghita) or vocal shikhat music is a traditional folk musical style that originates from the countryside of Morocco.^[1]^[2] The term Aita عيطة in Moroccan Arabic means "call, cry or lament".

^ Magrini, Tullia, ed. (2003). Music and Gender Perspectives from the Mediterranean. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226501659.
^ Plastino, Goffredo, ed. (2013). Mediterranean Mosaic: Popular Music and Global Sounds. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781136707698.

[1] Magrini, Tullia, ed. (2003). Music and Gender Perspectives from the Mediterranean. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226501659.

[2] Plastino, Goffredo, ed. (2013). Mediterranean Mosaic: Popular Music and Global Sounds. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781136707698.

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