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Middle Eastern / North African Popular Music
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- 6
- 2020s recordings
- 11
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Middle Eastern / North African Popular Music
Middle Eastern / North African Popular Music is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand Middle Eastern / North African Popular Music is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Yanns, Akhenaton and Floating Points.
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2020s · Europe · Middle Eastern / North African Popular Music
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2020s starting recordings
01Lavandia2021 · Persian Pop · popOpen in new tab 02Mimoun Marhaba2025 · GnawaOpen in new tab 03Clic clic pan pan2022 · Arabic Pop · pop rapOpen in new tab 04Pépita2022 · Arabic PopOpen in new tab 05Trésor2021 · Arabic PopOpen in new tab 06Loquita2021 · Arabic PopOpen in new tab 07Rosalía2022 · Arabic PopOpen in new tab 08Bad Boy2022 · Arabic PopOpen in new tab 09Soleil et nanas2022 · Arabic PopOpen in new tab 10Mon amour2023 · Arabic PopOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2020s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2020s albums
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