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Arabic Pop
- Genre family
- Middle Eastern / North African Popular Music
- Starting recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Arabic Pop
Arabic Pop is a branch of the Middle Eastern / North African Popular Music family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Arabic Pop is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Cheb Mami and Cheb Zahouani.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreMiddle Eastern / North African Popular Music
Current genreArabic Pop
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Middle East and North Africa · Arabic Pop
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Non C'sera Non (Omri Omri)2006 · Arabic Pop · raïOpen in new tab 02L'espoire de Ma Vie2009 · Arabic Pop · arabic popOpen in new tab 03Parisien du Nord2017 · Arabic Pop · hip hopOpen in new tab 04Ma-Nsal1990 · Arabic PopOpen in new tab 05Gualbak K'ssah1994 · Arabic PopOpen in new tab 06Cheikh1998 · Arabic Pop · popOpen in new tab 07Alache alik1998 · Arabic Pop · popOpen in new tab 08Meli meli1998 · Arabic PopOpen in new tab 09Parisien du Nord1998 · Arabic Pop · popOpen in new tab 10Parisien du Nord (remix)1998 · Arabic Pop · popOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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