Middle Eastern Dance
Middle Eastern Musical Genres
This page is an extensive list of different genres of Middle Eastern music, including musical genres from Arabic, Turkish, and Persian/Farsi music and Western music that draws from those styles. This list is not and may never be complete due to the sheer volume of different folk geres and ever evolving and changing musical styles out there. It does however provide you with a good starting point. Although this area is under construction eventually each style will have a link to it's own page where you can read about the characteristics of each genre, watch videos or hear samples of musicians performing each genre, and find resources like videos, CDs, articles, and and other related resources that you may be interested in checking out for further research. If there is a genre that you are interested in learning about that is not listed here please let me know. I will do my best to include it. Please do not make requests for styles that are listed but not yet linked.
Arabic Music North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia) Algeria Gharnati (Andalusian) Andalusi Nubah (Nuubaat) Rabaab Hawzii Ma'luf Chaabi Classical Contemporary Rai Classical Oriental Kabylian - Berber Hanifia Zindali Popular Egypt Classical Contemporary Sha'abi Al-Geel Baladi Saidi Fallahi Ghawazee Nubian Sawahi Sinawi Tanoura? Libya Ma'luf Meskawi Al-Jeel Tuareg Huda Morocco Al-Ala/Andalusi Nubah Gharnati Malhoun Aissaoua/Aissawa Chaabi Rai Berber Tunisia Ma'luf Mezwed Salhi
Levant (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria) Iraq Classical / Iraqi Maqam Kurdish (Not technically Arabic) Choubi Basta Bezikh Qawliyah Contemporary Jordan Zajal Bedouin Lebanon Moazzeeya Shababi Tarab Palestine Majana / Ataba Dal'ona Sahja Zaghareet Hip Hop Syria Qudood Tarab Shababi
Gulf (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Yemen) Bahrain Khaleeji Sawt Fidjeri Sanginni Bahri Adsani Mkholfi Dan Haddadi Hasawi Zumayya Liwa Ardha Kuwait Sawt Al-Fann Liwa Al-Nahma Pop Oman Tanbura / Nuban As-Sot Shami Arabi Bara Lewa Zamr Sharh Maidan Riwa Bahr Zar Aiyala Wahhabiya Razha Hambura Midema Shubbaniya / As-shubani Azi Qaranqashu Rauwah Mikwara Az-Zinug Qatar Tanboura Al-Nahma Khaliji Bedouin Saudi Arabia Khaliji Samri Bedouin Pop United Arab Emirates Khaliji Liwa Yemen Homayni Barra Classical
Turkish Music (Turkey) Turkey Classical / Ottoman ?iftetelli Romani Fasil Janisary / Mehter Takimi Zeybek Halay Arabesques Fantazi Pop Kanto Turku Ko?ma Semai Mani Destan Deyi? Uzun Hava Bozlak A?it Hoyrat Maya Bo?az Havasi Teke Zorlatmasi Ninni Tekerleme Persian/Farsi Music (Iran) Iran Classical Persian Magham Bandari Masanderan Khorason Fars Gilan Kurdistan Pop Religious Music and Recitation (All languages and regions) Mawashshhaat Mawal Nasheed Tajweed Sufi Spiritual Coptic Zaar Gnawa Mizrahit Yeminite Jewish
Middle East Meets West Music Middle Eastern Music Produced in the West Tsiftitelli (Greek) Dance Music
Middle Eastern Inspired Western Music Sampled Songs in Pop Music Middle Eastern Inspired Sounds Middle Eastern and/or Bellydance Themes
Western Inspired Middle Eastern Music Sampled Songs in Pop Music Western Inspired Sounds Western Genres in the Middle East
Persian Musician from a painting in the palace in Isfahan. 1670.
