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Middle Eastern / North African Popular Music
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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 Cem Karaca, Ali Hosseinzadeh and Khaled.
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01Gılgamış1969 · Anadolu Rock · rockOpen in new tab 02Non C'sera Non (Omri Omri)2006 · Arabic Pop · raïOpen in new tab 03L'espoire de Ma Vie2009 · Arabic Pop · arabic popOpen in new tab 04Marhaba2015 · GnawaOpen in new tab 05Parisien du Nord2017 · Arabic Pop · hip hopOpen in new tab 06Khanomi2022 · Persian Pop · popOpen in new tab 07ים2023 · Mizrahi Music · worldOpen in new tab 08Mimoun Marhaba2025 · GnawaOpen in new tab 09El Harba WineRai · jazzOpen in new tab 10Kanar Ağlarım1973 · Anadolu Rock · rockOpen in new tab
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