Musicians traveled extensively throughout the Islamic Arab empire to learn different musical styles. In the process, they created a dynamic multicultural music environment; and by borrowing selectively from various regions, they developed new musical styles.
The original name of Ibn Muḥriz (d. c. 715) is Salm, and he was a client of the tribe of Banū Makhzūm. And Isḥāq al-Mawṣilī (d. 850) mentioned that Ibn Muḥriz used to stay in the city of al-Madīna for a while and stay...