Jamīla

Arab singer

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In Islamic arts: The beginning of Islam and the first four caliphs
…famed were the female musician Jamīlah, around whom clustered musicians, poets, and dignitaries; the male musician Ṭuways, who imitated the melodies he heard from captive Persians; and Ṣāʾib Khāthir, a Persian merchant. Songs were generally accompanied by the lute (ʿūd), the frame drum (duff), or the percussion stick (qaḍīb).
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