what is a casbah? please tell me what the heck is a CASBAH?!
2006-11-16 10:07:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
yeah wut the said and it was written by the clash because this arab leader said he couldnt stand music..and they couldnt believe that someone would actually say that
2006-11-16 10:32:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The song was inspired by the banning of rock music in Iran under Ayatollah Khomeini. The song gives a fictitious account of the ban being defied by the population who proceed to "rock the casbah", causing the King to order jet fighters to bomb any people in violation of the ban.
The Casbah (French) or as transliterated from Arabic Qasbah (from qasbah, Ùصبة, 'citadel') is specifically the citadel of Algiers and the traditional quarter clustered round it. More generally, kasbah denotes the walled citadel of many North African cities and towns. The word made its way into English from French in the late 19th century (the Oxford English Dictionary says 1895), hence its conventional English spelling. Etymologically rooted to Khaybar, an ancient city in present-day Saudi Arabia where the local Jewish population was famous for holding out against Mohammed's conversion of the area. Khaybar was famous for its fortress and in ancient Hebrew means "fortress". Khaybar then became the generator for the name Khyber Pass connoting toughness and a fortress-like environment.
2006-11-16 18:10:57 · answer #2 · answered by markisvicious 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The casbah is a intertainment center in San diego where different bands play.
2006-11-16 18:12:20 · answer #3 · answered by bkimbo443 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in somemiddle eastern countries a casbah is a club.
2006-11-16 18:11:20 · answer #4 · answered by MICRIV 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the variant of kasbah,so i will go and find that ,back in a minute.just got back ,it says, the old quarter of certain north african towns, surrounding a castle or cidadel, which is french from arabic, so i will go find cidadel, back and nothing makes sense, it on comes up cider, rock the cider , rock the town ship dance hall ,i dont know , find out what cidadel means in the french dictionary , and youve cracked it .
2006-11-16 18:26:35 · answer #5 · answered by clare p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the old quarter of a North African (Arab) city.
2006-11-16 18:09:25 · answer #6 · answered by mr_mumbles_nyc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe it was a place like a nightclub back in the day
2006-11-16 18:12:38 · answer #7 · answered by skalvog 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a club.
2006-11-16 18:15:23 · answer #8 · answered by Isaac C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋