Al Farabi an arabic band using the name of Al-Farabi (Alpharabius) who wrote a book on music titled Kitab al-Musiqa (The Book of Music), in the West has been introduced as a book on Arab music.
Al Farabi presents philosophical principles about music, its cosmic qualities and its influences. Al-Farabi’s treatise Meanings of the Intellect dealt with music therapy, where he discussed the therapeutic effects of music on the soul.