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Azeri Music, the varied traditions of Cypriot music, the Turkish music of Turkey, traditional Assyrian music, Coptic ritual music in Egypt as well as other genres of Egyptian music in general. It is widely regarded that some Middle-Eastern musical styles have influenced Central Asia , as well as the Balkans and Spain .
Arabic music (Arabic: الموسيقى العربية, romanized: al-mūsīqā l-ʿarabiyyah) is the music of the Arab world with all its diverse music styles and genres. Arabic countries have many rich and varied styles of music and also many linguistic dialects , with each country and region having their own traditional music .
Omar Basaad was chosen as the best Saudi DJ and Electronic Dance Music Producer in 2012, by Saudi Gazette. [4] He became the first official Saudi EDM (Electronic Dance Music) producer to represent Saudi Arabia internationally. [5] [6] [7] Samri is a popular traditional music and dance style in Najd Region.
The music of the United Arab Emirates stems from the Eastern Arabia music traditions.Distinctive dance songs from the area's fishermen are also well-known. Liwa (or leiwah / leywah) is a type of music and dance performed mainly in communities which contain descendants of Bantu peoples from the African Great Lakes region, and hybrid Afro-Arab rhythms such as the Sha'abi al-Emirati and Bandari ...
Tarab (Arabic: طرب, lit. 'enchantment') [ 1 ] is a classical Arabic music genre rooted in folk and traditional styles, popular throughout the Arab world . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In its classical form, it is primarily vocal, with several genres such as adwar , qasida , mawawil , qudud , and muwashahat . [ 4 ]
The Dastan [1] section includes songs from several of the romantic dastan narratives found widely in Central and South Asia and the Middle East. Each dastan song is followed by an instrumental märghul. The Meshrep section consists of more lively dance songs that were originally connected with the performances of sama by dervish musicians of ...
The ataaba (Arabic: عتابا, meaning "plaint" or "dirge", also transliterated 'ataba) is a traditional Arabic musical form sung at weddings, festivals, and other occasions. [1] Popular in the Middle East , it was originally a Bedouin genre, improvised by a solo poet-singer accompanying themselves on the rababa . [ 2 ]
Khaleegy' or Khaliji (from Arabic خليج) is a mixture of modern style and traditional folkloric dance from the Persian Gulf countries of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The name of the dance literally means "gulf" in Arabic and it is performed by women at weddings and other social events. Over ...