Middle Eastern Music Resources
Compiled by Katherine, Wild Serenity Dance Tribe
Compiled by Katherine, Wild Serenity Dance Tribe
Middle Eastern music covers the spectrum from classical to techno, from cabaret to tribal, and from Egyptian,
Lebanese, Moroccan, Turkish, and beyond. Music choices are very personal so recommending specific CDs is
difficult. If you hear something you like ask the person playing the CD what it is. And, with any CD, there’s
always going to be songs on it that you like and songs that you don’t like.
The following is a list of resources to aid you in finding music for belly dance.
Hollywood Music Center www.hollywoodmusiccenter.com
Middle Eastern Music Specialists. Popular and hard-to-find CDs and DVDs. Sound clips available for many
CDs so you can listen before you buy.
Maqam www.maqam.com
Middle Eastern Music Specialists. Popular and hard-to-find CDs and DVDs. Sound clips available for many
CDs so you can listen before you buy.
Putumayo World Music www.putumayo.com
Lots of music compilations from around the world. A good way to explore a lot of artists on one CD.
Check out the Middle East category in the catalog.
Calabash Music www.calabashmusic.com
Great world music web site. Not strictly Middle Eastern.
Six Degrees Records www.sixdegreesrecords.com
Lots of compilations and alternative artists. Not strictly Middle Eastern.
Eventide Music Productions www.empcds.com
Home of Solace, tribal belly dance musicians.
Amazon www.amazon.com
Lots of belly dance and Middle Eastern CDs.
Sound clips available for many CDs so you can listen before you buy.
Radio Bastet www.radiobastet.com
Online radio show of vintage belly dance music. Fun music from the days of vinyl. You won’t find a lot of this
music on CDs, but it’s fun listening!
The following is a small selection of artists popular in the belly dance community. They do not necessarily
reflect my personal taste or that of the members of Wild Serenity Dance Tribe.
Popular Artists or DJs
Beats Antiques
DJ Mosavo
DJ Cheb I Sabbah
DJ Kambo
Djinn
Gypsy Caravan
Helm
Hossam Ramzy
Knossos
Lebanese, Moroccan, Turkish, and beyond. Music choices are very personal so recommending specific CDs is
difficult. If you hear something you like ask the person playing the CD what it is. And, with any CD, there’s
always going to be songs on it that you like and songs that you don’t like.
The following is a list of resources to aid you in finding music for belly dance.
Hollywood Music Center www.hollywoodmusiccenter.com
Middle Eastern Music Specialists. Popular and hard-to-find CDs and DVDs. Sound clips available for many
CDs so you can listen before you buy.
Maqam www.maqam.com
Middle Eastern Music Specialists. Popular and hard-to-find CDs and DVDs. Sound clips available for many
CDs so you can listen before you buy.
Putumayo World Music www.putumayo.com
Lots of music compilations from around the world. A good way to explore a lot of artists on one CD.
Check out the Middle East category in the catalog.
Calabash Music www.calabashmusic.com
Great world music web site. Not strictly Middle Eastern.
Six Degrees Records www.sixdegreesrecords.com
Lots of compilations and alternative artists. Not strictly Middle Eastern.
Eventide Music Productions www.empcds.com
Home of Solace, tribal belly dance musicians.
Amazon www.amazon.com
Lots of belly dance and Middle Eastern CDs.
Sound clips available for many CDs so you can listen before you buy.
Radio Bastet www.radiobastet.com
Online radio show of vintage belly dance music. Fun music from the days of vinyl. You won’t find a lot of this
music on CDs, but it’s fun listening!
The following is a small selection of artists popular in the belly dance community. They do not necessarily
reflect my personal taste or that of the members of Wild Serenity Dance Tribe.
Popular Artists or DJs
Beats Antiques
DJ Mosavo
DJ Cheb I Sabbah
DJ Kambo
Djinn
Gypsy Caravan
Helm
Hossam Ramzy
Knossos
Natacha Atlas
Oojami
Phil Thornton
Solace
Sirocco
Tarkan
The Toids
Transglobal Underground
Upper Egypt Ensemble
Oojami
Phil Thornton
Solace
Sirocco
Tarkan
The Toids
Transglobal Underground
Upper Egypt Ensemble
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