West Asia
The Levant and surrounding region — Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, and Armenia. The cradle of Eastern Christian liturgical chant (Syriac and Armenian) and of Jewish liturgical music, alongside the Arabic Maqam tradition that runs through the region's secular song.
Genres from this region
SacredSema (Mevlevi Whirling Ceremony)
SacredAdhan / Call to Prayer
PopIsraeli Religious Popular Music
SacredBahá'í Music
SacredMadih Nabawi
SacredMizrahi Liturgical Music
SacredPersian Sufi Music
SacredNasheed
SacredQur'anic Recitation (Tajweed / Tilawa)
SacredArmenian Chant
SacredSyriac Chant
SacredZoroastrian Liturgical Music