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Tomorrow I'll add my Arabic music collection!


Like other types of world music, I could've put this one in another category - Asian. The sound is closest to Arabic music so it belongs here. The back of Turkish Groove reads, "A musical mosaic of Balkan, Central Asian and Middle Eastern flavors mixed with sophisticated global pop and dance music."

Arabic Groove was a pleasant surprise. I didn't know what to expect. It was a nice intro to Arabic music. Instead of calling it dance music, I'd call it "exotic chill-out". The back of the cd reads, "Rock the kasbah with this collection of funky, contemporary music from North Africa and the Middle East."



Some of the best chill-out music in the world is from the Arab world. I often listen to these together with Bolivian and Andean music - there's a similar relaxing rhythm in both. My wife bought Chill Arabia when we lived in Eilat and I finally gave it a listen.

In June 2008, my wife and I went on a short three day trip to Jordan. In Amman, we found a few music stores and bought some cd's. Then we walked to the local market and bought lots of stuff - including cd's. The saxophone collection is interesting - saxophone and Arabic instrumental music. The two Bas Al Tabla cd's focus on Arab percussion. Tamer Hosny is a successful Egyptian musician. Tears and Whispers & Tears are collections of melancholy instrumental music. The other cd's are dance and chill-out - some with vocals and some instrumental.

Then there are three rows of belly dance cd's. My wife loves these! The covers are nostalgic - they look like something from the 70's and 80's. We came home from Jordan with many souvenirs - but the best were the cd's. Though we were raised in cultures as far from Arab culture as can be, we love Arabic instrumental music.

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