HISTORY OF ISLAMIC MUSIC
Islamic music is characterized by a highly subtle organization of melody and rhythm, in which the vocal component predominates over the instrumental.
The first and the greatest musician of the Umayyad era was Ibn Misjaḥ, often honoured as the father of Islamic music. Born in Mecca of a Persian family, he was a musical theorist and a skilled singer and lute player.
A nasheed (Arabic: singular نَشِيدْ nashīd, meaning "chant" pl. أَنَاشِيدْ 'anāshīd, meaning: "chants") is a work of vocal music, partially coincident with hymns, that is either sung a cappella or with instruments, according to a particular style or tradition within Sunni Islam.
The Islamic music that grew as an art form distinct from folk music and religious chant began to develop at the beginning of Islam in the 7th century. Music in Islam combines Arabic musical traditions with musical elements drawn from cultures throughout the Islamic world.