Malhun
| Malhun | |
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| Native name | الملحون |
| Stylistic origins | Moroccan music |
| Malhun, a popular poetic and musical art | |
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| Country | Morocco |
| Reference | 01592 |
| Region | Arab States |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2023 (18th session) |
| List | Representative |
| Music of Morocco |
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Malhun (Arabic الملحون / ALA-LC: al-malḥūn), meaning "the melodic poem", is a form of music that originated in Morocco. It is a kind of urban, sung poetry that comes from the exclusively masculine working-class milieu of craftsmen's guilds. On 6 December 2023, malhun was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists of Morocco.