middle eastern music
- Acoustic Instruments - Descriptions, photos and players of many folkloric instruments, among which is the oud. There's a list of famous performers for each instrument, and some pictures.
- Arabic Music Information Source - Numerous reviews, RealAudio samples, and news stories on Arabic music, particularly popular artists and Khaliji stars.
- The Arabic Music Page - This was formerly known as the FAQ (frequently asked questions) for the rec.music.arabic newsgroup. Good introductory information to Arabic music.
- Bisher Rihani - Featuring links to songs and music resources, sites on Arabic culture and entertainment, live TV, radio and newspapers. With MP3s, RealAudio and MIDIs.
- The Egyptian Castle - A site focused on Egyptian culture. The music area offers MIDI and RealAudio files, and information about leading artists. Also business, travel, live radio, live TV, shopping, and history.
- Jas's-- Middle Eastern Rhythms FAQ - ASCII text renditions of Arab-style doumbek rhythms with MIDI examples of some.
- Middle Eastern Music: Translated Song Lyrics - English translations of the lyrics of 40 popular Arabic, Turkish, Greek, Armenian, and Hebrew songs. Some are accompanied by RealAudio clips.
- Progressive Music of North Africa - Contains sound clips and biographies of pioneer and contemporary performers from the region.
- Quick and Dirty Guide to the Doumbek - Written guide on how to play Middle Eastern rhythms on Egyptian percussion instruments.
- RomanySaad.com - Features Arabic MP3s and streaming radio, song lyrics translated into English, and artist pages for Amr Diab, Abd al-Halim Hafiz, and Kazemel Saher.
The category Middle Eastern music refers to music from the Middle East and its different regions such as North Africa, the Levant and the Persian Gulf States. Music classified as "Middle Eastern" includes, but is not limited to music from, Arabic-speaking countries, Israel, Iran, Turkey, Morocco, and Egypt. Middle Eastern music also has similarities to Greek and Indian music.
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