Bands and Artists

This category is for bands and artists playing Middle Eastern music.

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Children of Paradise - A tribal-style belly dancing band from the Portland, Oregon area. With show dates and member pictures.
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Brothers of the Baladi - Middle Eastern music by an Oregon-based band. Site lists music for sale and includes a tour schedule.
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Tekbilek, Omar Faruk - Artist site, and location of Dynamic Recording Studios. Album information, radio show, and biography for Tekbilek and his band The Sultans.
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Philly KEF Band - A Middle Eastern band from the U.S. playing both traditional and modern music. With general information, band story, upcoming performances, pictures, and links.
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Kinetik Trance - A San Francisco band that performs traditional and modern music from the Near East. Their speciality is fast and intricate pieces emphasizing ornate makams and tight grooves.
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Sirocco - Promotes musical recordings and personal appearances by the California-based band that specializes in traditional Middle Eastern music.
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3Spell - Official website for the San Francisco-based band, whose original compositions are evocative of Turkish, Arabic, Greek, and Bulgarian music. Includes MP3s and a calendar of upcoming shows.
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Qismah - An original middle eastern bellydance and music group, specializing in audience interaction. With performance dates, member profiles, and chat.
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Asmahan - A female Arab singer. Featuring biography, RealAudio music files, photographs, articles, and bulletin board.
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Peach Curry - Atlanta-based folk band that plays mainly Middle Eastern music in its repertoire. With news, pictures, performance schedule, and member biographies.
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Anatolia - A group of musicians from Western Massachusetts playing folk songs and dance music of Turkey and the Arab world.
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Elias Karam - Unofficial site for the Syrian singer, including photos, songs, MP3 collection, and background.
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Cameron Powers - Information on Sherefe & The Habibis, including live performances, CDs, and their maqam teaching program.
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Alame, Ragheb - Site supported by the artist, with news, profile, lyrics, audio clips, pictures, and fan club information. [site requires IE 5 and up]
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Tahar, Samir - Algerian oud player, singer, and composer. With biography, album information and sound samples.
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Marwan Abado - Austro-palestinian singer, composer, and oudist. Includes concert schedule and links.
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Fulla Al-Jazairia - Lyrics, discography, bio, news, and MP3 files for the famed Algerian singer Fella Al-Jazairia (Alias Fulla, Fella Ababsa).
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Mukhtar, Ahmed - An Iraqi oud player and composer who has studied numerous traditional Arabic music styles in depth. With profile, audio, press, instrument information, and CDs.
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Santur.com - Website of Dr. Manoochehr Sadeghi includes information about santur (Persian hammered dulcimer), radif music and articles about Persian art music.
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Arian Band - Iranian Pop music band based in Iran. Site includes details about the band, photo album, songs and other resources for fans.
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Kef Musicians - Armenian musicians in New York. Site includes audio samples, concert calendar, and photos.
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Uncle Mafufo - Artist performing percussive music for bellydance; includes instructional materials, music for sale, and a schedule of appearances.
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Zalzali, Alaa - Fan club for the lebanese singer. Includes photographs, interviews, music and news.
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Fidel Fayad (official) - Lebanese singer currently living in Los Angeles, California. Includes photos, guestbook, and one sound sample.
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Zeugma Musical Ensemble - French-Canadian musical ensemble featuring Arabic instruments. Biography, MP3s, press, and show dates.
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Shebahe - Featuring Persian new age singers Mehrana and Fariborz. Site includes mp3 and RealAudio samples, photos, and concert calendar.
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Diana Haddad - Site dedicated to the Arabic singer. Featuring background, news, pictures, press, video and audio clips, mailing list information, and links.
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Bilezikjian, John - California-based Armenian-American multi-instrumentalist specializing in the oud. Includes profile, resume, performance schedule, and tape and CD ordering.
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Sultan, Amin - Arabic singer from Lebanon currently in the US. Includes photos, videos, and mp3s.
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