Ziryab

Ziryab, born Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Nafi, was a musician and singer from Baghdad who settled at the court of Abd al-Rahman II in Córdoba in 822. Later tradition credits him with introducing eastern fashions in music, dress, hairstyles, cuisine and table manners to al-Andalus, and with adding a fifth string to the oud. He is remembered as a founding figure of Andalusi musical culture.