Merskawi

Summary

Merskawi is a Libyan popular-song field with important Benghazi/Barqa and southern connections. The name also covers disputed boundaries: some practitioners distinguish a particular southern repertoire from the wider popular music marketed under the label.

Contemporary and trending

A 2023 account describes changing electronic arrangements and broad social circulation. Composer Masouda al-Qarsh’s 2025 interview confirms continuing discussion among Libyan musicians about the form and its critics. Neither praise for innovation nor nostalgic complaints about decline settle the musical definition by themselves.

History

Murzuq is often invoked in origin accounts. A 2013 practitioner/researcher discussion also identifies living southern practice in Hun, Ghat and Sabha, while explaining Benghazi’s important role in absorption and wider recognition. This supports several connected landscapes rather than either a sole origin pin or an exclusively coastal history.

Musical characteristics

Accounts describe vocal song with locally meaningful poetic and melodic conventions, and combinations of wind instruments and percussion. Mawwal introductions and a faster tabrwila ending figure in some descriptions, but practitioners disagree about whether these are defining components. Modern keyboards and other instruments extend rather than standardize the whole field.

Geography and communities

Benghazi and connected Barqa communities receive a strong eastern field. Southern practice has its own Fezzan field, and western coastal circulation is lower. Libyan cultural documentation places the music in weddings and celebrations nationally; that reach does not mean equal intensity across the desert or every coastal repertoire.

Artists

Ali al-Sha’aliya, Mohamed Sidqi and Shadi al-Jabal belong to the historical popular-song account, with attribution of particular music as Merskawi sometimes contested. Mohamed Marshan is an important practitioner voice in that debate. These names identify a history, not a list of currently active performers.

Representative performances

MuGlobe listening profile

Repertoire	Field use	Notes
popular	regional	Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.

MuGlobe representative performances

Artist	Performance / song / title	Embedded player URL	Notes	Repertoire kind	Repertoire date	Recording date	Format	Opening	Places	Fit	Evidence	Review note	MuGlobe favorite	Current hit	Authentic
حميد الورفلي / Hamid al-Warfali	حفله صح _ مرسكاوي 2026 _ الفنان حميد الورفلي	https://www.youtube.com/embed/WN3heoq3lQY	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: حميد الورفليHamed Alwerfally. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific current Merskawi performances, including own-source September2026 Hafla Sah and2025 Wadda‘tuha Majbur. Work titles/captions explicitly identify form; later upload is not proof of recording day. Video publication: 2026-09-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: حميد الورفليHamed Alwerfally. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific current Merskawi performances, including own-source September2026 Hafla Sah and2025 Wadda‘tuha Majbur. Work titles/captions explicitly identify form; later upload is not proof of recording day.	false	false	false
مفتاح امعيلف / Miftah Imaylif	مفتاح معيلف.. اغاني ليبيه مرسكاوى 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/xQOvLCnM0k0	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: مدينة صوب خليل. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2026 Merskawi wedding programme explicitly attributed to the singer in primary title/description. Other named references in tags are not all additional vocalists. Video publication: 2026-08-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: مدينة صوب خليل. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2026 Merskawi wedding programme explicitly attributed to the singer in primary title/description. Other named references in tags are not all additional vocalists.	false	false	false
اسماعيل المسلاتي / Ismail al-Maslati	اسماعيل المسلاتي || تكسير خشوم || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/F05gh-1Ry84	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2025–2026 Merskawi works and wedding performances, including Taksir Khushum,Ah Ya Qalbi/Ya Rahati,Kunna Na wa Aziz,Mawwal Ya Ma Darna/Tafak al-Qadar and Jara Ya Jara. Contemporary complete musical medleys count once; reworking an older song is retained as a different performance. Video publication: 2026-07-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2025–2026 Merskawi works and wedding performances, including Taksir Khushum,Ah Ya Qalbi/Ya Rahati,Kunna Na wa Aziz,Mawwal Ya Ma Darna/Tafak al-Qadar and Jara Ya Jara. Contemporary complete musical medleys count once; reworking an older song is retained as a different performance.	false	false	false
محمد جمال / Mohamed Jamal	محمد جمال || روحي وعمري فدا لمناي || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي حفلات 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/bvajsOEYAqE	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Ya Ali Talabtak Jib Ghaliya2025 and Ruhi wa Umri Fida2026: distinct titled Merskawi performances. The latter caption also quotes the former hook; retain for distinct performance context, not a claim of unrelated compositions. Video publication: 2026-07-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Ya Ali Talabtak Jib Ghaliya2025 and Ruhi wa Umri Fida2026: distinct titled Merskawi performances. The latter caption also quotes the former hook; retain for distinct performance context, not a claim of unrelated compositions.	false	false	false
اسماعيل المسلاتي / Ismail al-Maslati	اسماعيل المسلاتي || اه ياقلبي || ياراحتي وينك || حفلة الفواتير || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZfmO7ilUyWg	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2025–2026 Merskawi works and wedding performances, including Taksir Khushum,Ah Ya Qalbi/Ya Rahati,Kunna Na wa Aziz,Mawwal Ya Ma Darna/Tafak al-Qadar and Jara Ya Jara. Contemporary complete musical medleys count once; reworking an older song is retained as a different performance. Video publication: 2026-05-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2025–2026 Merskawi works and wedding performances, including Taksir Khushum,Ah Ya Qalbi/Ya Rahati,Kunna Na wa Aziz,Mawwal Ya Ma Darna/Tafak al-Qadar and Jara Ya Jara. Contemporary complete musical medleys count once; reworking an older song is retained as a different performance.	false	false	false
اسماعيل المسلاتي / Ismail al-Maslati	اسماعيل المسلاتي || موال ياما درنا || طفاك القدر ياشمعتي || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي حفلات 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/o5-58v6-69M	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2025–2026 Merskawi works and wedding performances, including Taksir Khushum,Ah Ya Qalbi/Ya Rahati,Kunna Na wa Aziz,Mawwal Ya Ma Darna/Tafak al-Qadar and Jara Ya Jara. Contemporary complete musical medleys count once; reworking an older song is retained as a different performance. Video publication: 2026-04-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2025–2026 Merskawi works and wedding performances, including Taksir Khushum,Ah Ya Qalbi/Ya Rahati,Kunna Na wa Aziz,Mawwal Ya Ma Darna/Tafak al-Qadar and Jara Ya Jara. Contemporary complete musical medleys count once; reworking an older song is retained as a different performance.	false	false	false
اسماعيل المسلاتي / Ismail al-Maslati	اسماعيل المسلاتي || كنا ناوعزيز رفاقه || اركح ياغالي || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي حفلات 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/1JtvHWLXA98	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2025–2026 Merskawi works and wedding performances, including Taksir Khushum,Ah Ya Qalbi/Ya Rahati,Kunna Na wa Aziz,Mawwal Ya Ma Darna/Tafak al-Qadar and Jara Ya Jara. Contemporary complete musical medleys count once; reworking an older song is retained as a different performance. Video publication: 2026-04-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2025–2026 Merskawi works and wedding performances, including Taksir Khushum,Ah Ya Qalbi/Ya Rahati,Kunna Na wa Aziz,Mawwal Ya Ma Darna/Tafak al-Qadar and Jara Ya Jara. Contemporary complete musical medleys count once; reworking an older song is retained as a different performance.	false	false	false
سراج الشيخي; عرفات الاحيمر / Siraj al-Shaykhi; Arafat al-Uhaymar	سراج الشيخي & عرفات الاحيمر || اه ياغلا || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي حفلات سبها 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/CAOI6lzrsZg	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Ah Ya Ghala: specific2026 Sabha Merskawi collaboration. Named actual artists; city context does not create a separate genre. Video publication: 2026-03-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Ah Ya Ghala: specific2026 Sabha Merskawi collaboration. Named actual artists; city context does not create a separate genre.	false	false	false
مهدي دله / Mahdi Dalla	مهدي دله || ابكي بالراحه || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي حفلات 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/VmHzWhHItUc	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Ibki bil-Raha2026 and Min Dhalak Alayna Ya al-Firaq2025 Merskawi performances. Actual singer named, music-page publisher is not performer. Video publication: 2026-01-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Ibki bil-Raha2026 and Min Dhalak Alayna Ya al-Firaq2025 Merskawi performances. Actual singer named, music-page publisher is not performer.	false	false	false
وليد التلاوي / Walid al-Tallawi	وليد التلاوي || زعم صوبنا الاول || افرح ال ابوشيحـة || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي حفلات 2025	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pov-w8fKKZA	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Za‘m Subna al-Awwal: actual Abu Shiha wedding Merskawi performance,2025 source. Event family are hosts, not singers. Video publication: 2025-12-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Za‘m Subna al-Awwal: actual Abu Shiha wedding Merskawi performance,2025 source. Event family are hosts, not singers.	false	false	false
اسماعيل المسلاتي / Ismail al-Maslati	اسماعيل المسلاتي || جارة ياجارة || حفلة تاجوراء || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي حفلات 2025	https://www.youtube.com/embed/I9tu_iN2ino	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2025–2026 Merskawi works and wedding performances, including Taksir Khushum,Ah Ya Qalbi/Ya Rahati,Kunna Na wa Aziz,Mawwal Ya Ma Darna/Tafak al-Qadar and Jara Ya Jara. Contemporary complete musical medleys count once; reworking an older song is retained as a different performance. Video publication: 2025-12-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2025–2026 Merskawi works and wedding performances, including Taksir Khushum,Ah Ya Qalbi/Ya Rahati,Kunna Na wa Aziz,Mawwal Ya Ma Darna/Tafak al-Qadar and Jara Ya Jara. Contemporary complete musical medleys count once; reworking an older song is retained as a different performance.	false	false	false
سراج الشيخي / Siraj al-Shaykhi	سراج الشيخي || ياللي غلاك اوهام || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي حفلات 2025	https://www.youtube.com/embed/N3VDDfp_rQc	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Wa‘ir Ya Marqa,Na‘raf Ya Ghali al-Mawadda and Yalli Ghalak Awham Merskawi performances. Explicit work-level genre captions; not every Libyan popular artist’s catalogue. Video publication: 2025-09-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Wa‘ir Ya Marqa,Na‘raf Ya Ghali al-Mawadda and Yalli Ghalak Awham Merskawi performances. Explicit work-level genre captions; not every Libyan popular artist’s catalogue.	false	false	false
بشير المسلاتي / Bashir al-Maslati	اغاني ليبيه مرسكاوي 💥الفنان بشير المسلاتي 👌🏼افراح ال الزاوي مدينه #بنغازي	https://www.youtube.com/embed/KTe29ppILW0	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: اسمع مقرونه. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific al-Zawi wedding programme in Benghazi; publisher explicitly identifies Merskawi and singer. Longer coherent live programme counts once. Video publication: 2025-09-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: اسمع مقرونه. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific al-Zawi wedding programme in Benghazi; publisher explicitly identifies Merskawi and singer. Longer coherent live programme counts once.	false	false	false
سراج الشيخي / Siraj al-Shaykhi	سراج الشيخي || نعرف ياغالي الموده || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي حفلات 2025	https://www.youtube.com/embed/mwMo31YV3n8	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Wa‘ir Ya Marqa,Na‘raf Ya Ghali al-Mawadda and Yalli Ghalak Awham Merskawi performances. Explicit work-level genre captions; not every Libyan popular artist’s catalogue. Video publication: 2025-07-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Wa‘ir Ya Marqa,Na‘raf Ya Ghali al-Mawadda and Yalli Ghalak Awham Merskawi performances. Explicit work-level genre captions; not every Libyan popular artist’s catalogue.	false	false	false
احميدة الشيهني; احميده بو الزاعل / Hmida al-Shayhani; Hmida Bu al-Za‘il	اغاني مرسكاوي 2025/حصريا دويتو الاسطورتين 👈احميدة الشيهني✊احميده بو الزاعل جديد دويتو خرافي 🔥#بنغازي	https://www.youtube.com/embed/m44VL19NNG0	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: اسمع مقرونه. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2025 Merskawi duet; primary caption distinguishes the two singers and instrumentalist Hmida Bal‘uyun. Video publication: 2025-06-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: اسمع مقرونه. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific2025 Merskawi duet; primary caption distinguishes the two singers and instrumentalist Hmida Bal‘uyun.	false	false	false
محمد جمال / Mohamed Jamal	محمد جمال || ياعالي طلبتك جيب غاليا || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي 2025	https://www.youtube.com/embed/dQrR3xHav2c	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Ya Ali Talabtak Jib Ghaliya2025 and Ruhi wa Umri Fida2026: distinct titled Merskawi performances. The latter caption also quotes the former hook; retain for distinct performance context, not a claim of unrelated compositions. Video publication: 2025-06-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Ya Ali Talabtak Jib Ghaliya2025 and Ruhi wa Umri Fida2026: distinct titled Merskawi performances. The latter caption also quotes the former hook; retain for distinct performance context, not a claim of unrelated compositions.	false	false	false
مفتاح بوهنيه / Miftah Buhaniya	اغاني مرسكاوي جديد مفتاح بوهنيه 💥جديد بنغازي 🇱🇾 #افراح_أل_البرغثي👌	https://www.youtube.com/embed/5nNyN9sO44A	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: اسمع مقرونه. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Barghathi-family wedding in Benghazi. Source separately identifies singer, instrumentalists and sound engineer; sound engineer Hatim Madhkur al-Ubaydi is not a lead vocalist. Video publication: 2025-06-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: اسمع مقرونه. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Barghathi-family wedding in Benghazi. Source separately identifies singer, instrumentalists and sound engineer; sound engineer Hatim Madhkur al-Ubaydi is not a lead vocalist.	false	false	false
سراج الشيخي / Siraj al-Shaykhi	سراج الشيخي || واعر يامرقى لصقوره || جديد اغاني ليبية مرسكاوي 2025	https://www.youtube.com/embed/tSZTHV4oTxo	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Wa‘ir Ya Marqa,Na‘raf Ya Ghali al-Mawadda and Yalli Ghalak Awham Merskawi performances. Explicit work-level genre captions; not every Libyan popular artist’s catalogue. Video publication: 2025-05-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Wa‘ir Ya Marqa,Na‘raf Ya Ghali al-Mawadda and Yalli Ghalak Awham Merskawi performances. Explicit work-level genre captions; not every Libyan popular artist’s catalogue.	false	false	false
مهدي دله / Mahdi Dalla	مهدي دله || من ذلك علينا يالفراق || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي 2025	https://www.youtube.com/embed/RLnkCQkFd9k	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Ibki bil-Raha2026 and Min Dhalak Alayna Ya al-Firaq2025 Merskawi performances. Actual singer named, music-page publisher is not performer. Video publication: 2025-05-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Ibki bil-Raha2026 and Min Dhalak Alayna Ya al-Firaq2025 Merskawi performances. Actual singer named, music-page publisher is not performer.	false	false	false
رمضان ونيس / Ramadan Wanis	رمضان ونيس || من الوطن ولا لافي || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي 2025	https://www.youtube.com/embed/0_MKju0On-4	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Min al-Watan Walla Lafi: specific2025 Merskawi programme, named performer and work retained. Video publication: 2025-01-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Min al-Watan Walla Lafi: specific2025 Merskawi programme, named performer and work retained.	false	false	false
حميد الورفلي / Hamid al-Warfali	حميد الورفلي || ودعتها مجبور || جديد أغاني ليبية مرسكاوي 2025	https://www.youtube.com/embed/3mIl4TZW488	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific current Merskawi performances, including own-source September2026 Hafla Sah and2025 Wadda‘tuha Majbur. Work titles/captions explicitly identify form; later upload is not proof of recording day. Video publication: 2025-01-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة أغاني ليبية 100\100. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific current Merskawi performances, including own-source September2026 Hafla Sah and2025 Wadda‘tuha Majbur. Work titles/captions explicitly identify form; later upload is not proof of recording day.	false	false	false
عوض بوشعاله / Awad Bushala	#نكملو_المشوار #حاجه_جديده2025 #الفنان_عوض_بوشعاله #مرسكاوي	https://www.youtube.com/embed/B4SjCDDygt8	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: عوض بوشعاله-Awad Bushala. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Nkammilu al-Mishwar: artist’s own Merskawi-captioned work, uploaded November2024 despite promotional2025 title. Do not convert that title into a2025 session date. Video publication: 2024-11-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: عوض بوشعاله-Awad Bushala. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Nkammilu al-Mishwar: artist’s own Merskawi-captioned work, uploaded November2024 despite promotional2025 title. Do not convert that title into a2025 session date.	false	false	false
محمد مرشان / Mohamed Marshan	جارة يا جارة .. محمد مرشان	https://www.youtube.com/embed/-wztUk293dg	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: Libyan Songs. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Jara Ya Jara,Watat al-Ayn Alayya and Rit al-Rim repertoire of the documented Merskawi artist. Watat caption distinguishes Ibrahim al-Tuwair’s words, older traditional melody and Marshan’s arrangement. Archival upload does not establish a new session. Video publication: 2021-11-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: Libyan Songs. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Jara Ya Jara,Watat al-Ayn Alayya and Rit al-Rim repertoire of the documented Merskawi artist. Watat caption distinguishes Ibrahim al-Tuwair’s words, older traditional melody and Marshan’s arrangement. Archival upload does not establish a new session.	false	false	false
شادي الجبل / Shadi al-Jabal (Sayyid Bu Madyan)	Libyan Music الأغنية الليبية التراثية : السيد بومدين. البارح منامى جاب	https://www.youtube.com/embed/H_aCa3TmQkY	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: ‫قناة ذاكرة بنغازي (‪wessam elageibi‬‏)‬‎. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Benghazi popular repertoire preserved alongside current Merskawi. Local researcher distinguishes self-composed songs commonly called Merskawi from a strict traditional modal formula; this catalogue follows that documented local popular field without asserting every melody is an unchanged traditional tune. Actual alias Sayyid Bu Madyan is one artist, not another singer. Different known compositions selected once. Video publication: 2020-04-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: ‫قناة ذاكرة بنغازي (‪wessam elageibi‬‏)‬‎. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Benghazi popular repertoire preserved alongside current Merskawi. Local researcher distinguishes self-composed songs commonly called Merskawi from a strict traditional modal formula; this catalogue follows that documented local popular field without asserting every melody is an unchanged traditional tune. Actual alias Sayyid Bu Madyan is one artist, not another singer. Different known compositions selected once.	false	false	false
شادي الجبل / Shadi al-Jabal (Sayyid Bu Madyan)	Libyan music الأغنية الليبية : شادي الجبل. صبري كمل	https://www.youtube.com/embed/PqcYFCw_44A	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: ‫قناة ذاكرة بنغازي (‪wessam elageibi‬‏)‬‎. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Benghazi popular repertoire preserved alongside current Merskawi. Local researcher distinguishes self-composed songs commonly called Merskawi from a strict traditional modal formula; this catalogue follows that documented local popular field without asserting every melody is an unchanged traditional tune. Actual alias Sayyid Bu Madyan is one artist, not another singer. Different known compositions selected once. Video publication: 2020-04-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: ‫قناة ذاكرة بنغازي (‪wessam elageibi‬‏)‬‎. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Benghazi popular repertoire preserved alongside current Merskawi. Local researcher distinguishes self-composed songs commonly called Merskawi from a strict traditional modal formula; this catalogue follows that documented local popular field without asserting every melody is an unchanged traditional tune. Actual alias Sayyid Bu Madyan is one artist, not another singer. Different known compositions selected once.	false	false	false
محمد مرشان / Mohamed Marshan	أغاني ليبية / محمد مرشان - ريت الريم هامل في القرارة	https://www.youtube.com/embed/vMRssZRNVZo	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة طرابلس الغرب. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Jara Ya Jara,Watat al-Ayn Alayya and Rit al-Rim repertoire of the documented Merskawi artist. Watat caption distinguishes Ibrahim al-Tuwair’s words, older traditional melody and Marshan’s arrangement. Archival upload does not establish a new session. Video publication: 2014-06-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: صفحة طرابلس الغرب. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Jara Ya Jara,Watat al-Ayn Alayya and Rit al-Rim repertoire of the documented Merskawi artist. Watat caption distinguishes Ibrahim al-Tuwair’s words, older traditional melody and Marshan’s arrangement. Archival upload does not establish a new session.	false	false	false
شادي الجبل / Shadi al-Jabal (Sayyid Bu Madyan)	شادي الجبل - لو كان ريح العون	https://www.youtube.com/embed/0BNQXDF1uc0	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: DR Mustafa Hasan. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Benghazi popular repertoire preserved alongside current Merskawi. Local researcher distinguishes self-composed songs commonly called Merskawi from a strict traditional modal formula; this catalogue follows that documented local popular field without asserting every melody is an unchanged traditional tune. Actual alias Sayyid Bu Madyan is one artist, not another singer. Different known compositions selected once. Video publication: 2013-08-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: DR Mustafa Hasan. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Benghazi popular repertoire preserved alongside current Merskawi. Local researcher distinguishes self-composed songs commonly called Merskawi from a strict traditional modal formula; this catalogue follows that documented local popular field without asserting every melody is an unchanged traditional tune. Actual alias Sayyid Bu Madyan is one artist, not another singer. Different known compositions selected once.	false	false	false
شادي الجبل / Shadi al-Jabal (Sayyid Bu Madyan)	تراث ليبي.. الفنان شادي الجبل.. يعشم فيك	https://www.youtube.com/embed/6-wzvUNZM2s	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: The Shokat Benghazi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Benghazi popular repertoire preserved alongside current Merskawi. Local researcher distinguishes self-composed songs commonly called Merskawi from a strict traditional modal formula; this catalogue follows that documented local popular field without asserting every melody is an unchanged traditional tune. Actual alias Sayyid Bu Madyan is one artist, not another singer. Different known compositions selected once. Video publication: 2010-11-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: The Shokat Benghazi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Benghazi popular repertoire preserved alongside current Merskawi. Local researcher distinguishes self-composed songs commonly called Merskawi from a strict traditional modal formula; this catalogue follows that documented local popular field without asserting every melody is an unchanged traditional tune. Actual alias Sayyid Bu Madyan is one artist, not another singer. Different known compositions selected once.	false	false	false
شادي الجبل / Shadi al-Jabal (Sayyid Bu Madyan)	تراث ليبي.. الفنان شادي الجبل.. غوالي عليا	https://www.youtube.com/embed/WBHeEE1YBVc	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: The Shokat Benghazi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Benghazi popular repertoire preserved alongside current Merskawi. Local researcher distinguishes self-composed songs commonly called Merskawi from a strict traditional modal formula; this catalogue follows that documented local popular field without asserting every melody is an unchanged traditional tune. Actual alias Sayyid Bu Madyan is one artist, not another singer. Different known compositions selected once. Video publication: 2010-11-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: The Shokat Benghazi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Benghazi popular repertoire preserved alongside current Merskawi. Local researcher distinguishes self-composed songs commonly called Merskawi from a strict traditional modal formula; this catalogue follows that documented local popular field without asserting every melody is an unchanged traditional tune. Actual alias Sayyid Bu Madyan is one artist, not another singer. Different known compositions selected once.	false	false	false
محمد مرشان / Mohamed Marshan	محمد مرشان واطت العين عليا	https://www.youtube.com/embed/VgVJZHmZEYs	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: orangeblossoms1. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Jara Ya Jara,Watat al-Ayn Alayya and Rit al-Rim repertoire of the documented Merskawi artist. Watat caption distinguishes Ibrahim al-Tuwair’s words, older traditional melody and Marshan’s arrangement. Archival upload does not establish a new session. Video publication: 2009-09-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Libya	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Merskawi musical recording. Source: orangeblossoms1. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Jara Ya Jara,Watat al-Ayn Alayya and Rit al-Rim repertoire of the documented Merskawi artist. Watat caption distinguishes Ibrahim al-Tuwair’s words, older traditional melody and Marshan’s arrangement. Archival upload does not establish a new session.	false	false	false

Related genres

Malouf/Andalusi traditions, Arabic pop and rap contribute to Libya’s wider musical landscape. Comparative accounts sometimes liken Merskawi’s changing social voice to Raï; that analogy should not substitute for its particular Libyan repertories and institutions.

Hotspot mushrooms

Eastern Libyan popular core, independently documented Fezzan practice and lower western coastal circulation. Retain disputes between narrow repertoire and broad commercial label.

The fields express editorial judgments about relative musical affinity and reach, not measured audience shares. Radius is the zero edge of a linear fade; same-genre overlaps combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms

ID	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Radius (km)	Strength	Notes
merskawi-barqa-east	Benghazi and connected Barqa Merskawi public	31.9	21.3	700	0.84	Eastern popular-song network, including urban and surrounding social contexts.
merskawi-fezzan	Fezzan Merskawi repertoire connections	27.4	14.6	640	0.63	Documented Sabha–Murzuq–Hun and connected southern practice, not an origin-only token.
merskawi-western-coast	Western coastal Merskawi circulation	32.5	13.4	630	0.52	Lighter national social/media adoption alongside distinct Tripolitanian repertoires.