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Artist: Arab Strap
The Scottish post-folk duo Arab Strap were formed in mid-1995 by vocalist Aidan Moffat and multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton, longtime friends who after years of exchanging cassettes of their respective bands decided to finally begin collaborating together. Upon signing to the hip Chemikal Underground label, they issued their debut single,... [+] Read More
Artist: Arab on Radar
In 1994, the members of what was to become Arab on Radar were all applying for jobs at Electric Boat, a Groton, Connecticut-based company that manufactures nuclear and Trident submarines. After going back and forth to the company for three days and taking a series of three tests lasting 17 hours, the members became friends. On the final day of... [+] Read More
Artist: Tania Arab
Artist: Funky Arabs
Artist: Mad Arab
Artist: Lee Arab
Artist: Jamming Arabs
Artist: Fantasie Arabe
Artist: Prince Far I & The Arabs
Artist: Arab Orchestra of Nazareth
Artist: Shakira
After achieving superstardom throughout Latin America, Colombian-born Shakira became Latin pop's biggest female crossover artist since Jennifer Lopez broke down the doors to English-language success. Noted for her aggressive, rock-influenced approach, Shakira maintained an extraordinary degree of creative control over her music, especially for a... [+] Read More
Artist: Mohamed Mounir
Mohamed Mounir has been called "the best Arab singer of the twentieth century." Although he began his career as an Arabic performer, scoring with his somber hit "Ellayla Ya Samra," Mounir has increasingly focused on original compositions based on the Nubian music that originated among the displaced Nubian people living in Southern Africa. A... [+] Read More
Artist: Sykeone Records
Sykeone Records, catering for UK, Arabic, Spanish Hip-hop genres. Three albums and four in the making, download a piece of history as the Sykeone cartel aim to take it from the streets to the shelves. [+] Read More
Artist: Belkis Akkale
Belkis Akale is one of the better known performers of Turku, a style that fuses elements of folk and urban music, played on both western and Arabic musical instruments. ~ Leon Jackson, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Julien Weiss
Perhaps the foremost player of the qanun (Arabic plucked zither) of his generation, Julien Weiss is also the most prominent non-Arab to gain renown in the world of Arabic and Middle Eastern music. With his group the Al-Kindi Ensemble he has been sought after as an accompanist for the foremost singers of classical Arabic music, including Lofti... [+] Read More
Artist: Cheb Mami
The traditional music of Algeria is combined with Spanish, Moroccan, French, and Arabic influences to create the dance-inspiring sounds of "the Prince of Rai," Cheb Mami (born Khelifati Mohamed). Cheb Mami's music was described in a press release from the ARK 21 record label, as "Arabic rock & roll retaining virtues of traditional music but... [+] Read More
Artist: Abdel Halim Hafez
Despite a fairly short career, singer/movie-actor Hafez was one of the most influential Egyptian stars of the 1950s and '60s. His mellow, resonant voice, subtle vocal style and notably clean intonation marked him out, along with a liking for long, seemingly endless musical phrases. When Mohamed Abdel Wahhaab switched from singing to composition,... [+] Read More
Artist: The Chinese Stars
Shortly after experimental rock avatars Arab on Radar disbanded in late 2002, vocalist/guitarist Eric Paul set about forming his next project, the Chinese Stars. Paul recruited Arab on Radar drummer Craig Kureck, former Six Finger Satellite bassist Rick Ivan Pelletier, and guitarist Paul Viera to complete the unit. While the Chinese Stars were... [+] Read More
Artist: smaïl du 59
Deux buts. Donner une grande place au rap du 59 et améliorer l'image de la langue arabe dans le rap. c'est du rap mi français mi Algerien [+] Read More
Artist: Dissonance Quota
We are a band that tries to put a new touch on Rock and Hard Rock by incorporatic exotic Arabic and Asian sounds and beats mixed with latin, Jazz and Funk chords and structure with a Hard Rock outlook to make this new breed of music. [+] Read More
Artist: Hassan Erraji
Although he is blind, Hassan Eraji is able to play oud, violin, and percussion. Morroco-born and Belgium-based Eraji has worked with the groups Arabesque and the (now-defunct) Belcikal to create a variety of innovative sounds that draw from jazz, electronic, classical, and arabic sources. ~ Leon Jackson, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Ziryab Trio
Named after a ninth century singer, musician and composer in Haroun Al-Rashid's court in Baghdad, the Ziryab Trio has continued to explore the Arabic and Turkish music of the 19th and 20th centuries. Performing on oud, violin, and percussion, the group has resurrected the compositions of such influential songwriters as Riad Al-Sunbati, Tanburi... [+] Read More
Artist: The Cure
Out of all the bands that emerged in the immediate aftermath of punk rock in the late '70s, the Cure was one of the most enduring and popular. Led through numerous incarnations by guitarist/vocalist Robert Smith (born April 21, 1959), the band became notorious for their slow, gloomy dirges and Smith's ghoulish appearance. But the public image... [+] Read More
