Middle Eastern music

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The category Middle Eastern music refers to music from the Middle East and its different regions such as North Africa, the Levant and the Persian Gulf States. Music classified as "Middle Eastern" includes, but is not limited to, music from the Arabic-speaking countries, Israel, Iran, and Turkey. Middle Eastern music also has similarities to Greek and Indian music, and its influence has reached the Balkans, as in chalga.

[edit] See also

• Arabesque music
• Arabic music
• Greek music
• Armenian music
• Assyrian music
• Egyptian music
• Israeli music
• Persian music
• Raï
• Turkish music
• Turbo-folk

[edit] External links

• An introduction to Middle Eastern music