Adel Salameh (1,518)
a website dedicated to the Palestinian oud player and composer Adel Salameh
Arab music (327)
Arabic music from:Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara (disputed, mostly under Moroccan administration), Yemen
Ashkar Music and Dance (433)
Ashkar Music & Dance is the site about Middle Eastern music and Belly Dance.
Yuval Ashkar is a world-class musician, composer, oud and Middle Eastern Percussion player. With other performers, Yuval enchants his audiences with his oud and darbuka dance music. Yuval plays Egyptian, North African and other Middle Eastern music styles, and sings Arabic and Ladino songs, all warm and pulling on the heart strings.
Ayelet Ashkar is a renowned and well-loved Belly Dancer, who explores femininity and sensuality in her exciting performances. Ayelet runs belly dancing classes, which are very popular in music festivals and events. Dressed in her elaborate belly dancing costume, Ayelet is a feast for the eyes.
Asim Al-Chalabi (179)
Asim Al-Chalabi is a solo musician of the oriental lute (Al Oud). The Iraqi-born musician is today living in Vienna/Austria.
Asim Al-Chalabi is giving concerts in Austria and abroad. He is also working as a teacher for the oud.
Asim Al-Chalabi is educated in the musical tradition of the so-called "School of Baghdad" where the oud is used mainly as a solo instrument. In this tradition Asim is creating compositions for solo-oud.
The musical interpretation of Asim Al-Chalabi is characterized by a highly developed technique in combination with a spiritual improvisation mode within the oriental musical scale (Al Maqam).
Ensemble Zikrayat (754)
Website for a New York based Arabic Music and Dance Ensemble - Zikrayat - which performs classical tarab, folkloric and dance pieces taken from the "Golden Age" of Egyptian Films.
Khalida (435)
With the beauty of the Sahara and the warmth of Mediterranean carried in her voice, Khalida presents a unique cross-cultural experience, where Fayruz meets Leonard Cohen, Leo Ferré meets Om Khalthoum, along with her own songs of an Algerian woman surrounded by her jazz musicians.
Cradled in tribal rhythms of her father's Southern Sahara and the Arabo-Andalusian music of her mother's Mediterranean coast, Khalida's very personal oriental jazz approach brings to her listener to a unique experience beyond regular performance. After her shows, she is has often been told by a members of the audience that her songs are like prayers. From Algiers to Montreal, where she nows lives, she has now renewed with her music in a world where her life is no longer threatened by death threats coming from religious extremist. Her unique voice carries a high level of emotions. She surrounds herself with top jazz musicians that are able to improvised with her in new cross-cultural directions.
Khalida studied for four years Arab-Andalusian music and singing with professor and composer Rabah Kadem at the Djamiaa Nagham of which she was a lead singer in Algiers.
Maqam Lessons (701)
Web based instruction on the Maqam modal system by Arab violinist Sami Shumays.
Samimusicworlc (528)
Website for Palestinian-American Violinist and Instructor, Sami Abu Shumays
