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| Native name | الحوفي əl-ḥawfī |
| Other names | Tahwīf |
| Cultural origins | Tlemcen (Algeria) |
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Hawfi is a form of female vocal folk music and poetic genres originated in Tlemcen (Algeria). [1] [2] It is known to have existed from the 14th-century, when it was mentioned by Ibn Khaldun in his work Muqaddimah . It is often sung to the accompaniment of a lute.
