Middle East

15 genres

Turkey, Lebanon, Iran, Egypt, and the Gulf states. The modal system of Maqam and its Persian counterpart Dastgah underpin classical Arab and Persian music, while Turkish Arabesk and Egyptian Tarab define the region's mid-century pop.

Genres from this region

PopArabic Pop
Middle East · 1970–present
Electronic & DancePsytrance
Middle East · 1996–present
PopArabesque
Middle East · 1968–present
PopMizrahi Music
Middle East · 1948–present
ClassicalEgyptian Classical (Umm Kulthum Era)
Middle East · 1920–present
Folk & WorldLebanese Zajal
Middle East · 1900–present
ClassicalTarab
Middle East · 1900–present
Folk & WorldDabke
Middle East · 1900–present
Folk & WorldKhaleeji Music
Middle East · 1900–present
Folk & WorldAnatolian Folk (Türkü)
Middle East · 1500–present
Folk & WorldKurdish Folk Music
Middle East · 1500–present
ClassicalTurkish Classical
Middle East · 1500–present
ClassicalPersian Classical Music
Middle East · 1500–present
ClassicalIraqi Maqam (al-Maqam al-Iraqi)
Middle East · 800–present
ClassicalYemeni Traditional Music
Middle East · 600–present

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Middle East

Genres from this region

PopArabic Pop

Electronic & DancePsytrance

PopArabesque

PopMizrahi Music

ClassicalEgyptian Classical (Umm Kulthum Era)

Folk & WorldLebanese Zajal

ClassicalTarab

Folk & WorldDabke

Folk & WorldKhaleeji Music

Folk & WorldAnatolian Folk (Türkü)

Folk & WorldKurdish Folk Music

ClassicalTurkish Classical

ClassicalPersian Classical Music

ClassicalIraqi Maqam (al-Maqam al-Iraqi)

ClassicalYemeni Traditional Music