Artist	Song
Oum Kalthoum	Ya Laylet El-id Insitina
from Al Sett (La Dame / The Lady) (2005)
Khaled	Aicha (Mixed Version)
from Sahra (1997)
Natacha Atlas	Ayeshteni
from Ayeshteni (2001)
Rachid Taha	Ya Rayah
from Diwan (1998)
Zucchero & Cheb Mami	Cosi celeste
from Zucchero & Co. (2006)
Ali Hassan Kuban	Amira
from From Nubia to Cairo (1989)
Amr Diab	Inta el Ghaly
from El Lilady (Tonight) (2007)
Hakim	El-Kalam Dah Kbeer
from Tamni Aleek (2006)
The Kamkars	Movement 7
from Chant of Drums (1999)
Jasmon & Mohammed Mounir	Hanina (Jasmon Mix) [Featuring Mohammed Mounir]
from Gentle Flowers (2004)
Farid El Atrache	Elhayah Hilwah [Life Is Sweet]
from Farid el Atrache / History of Arabic Song / Recordings 1946-1956 (2007)
Gevorg Dabaghyan	Aravot Luso
from Miniatures - Masterworks for Armenian Duduk (2005)
Cheb Mami	Hadjedek
from Kings of Raï (2004)
Warda	Al Eh Be Yes Aloonee Pt 7 End (Arabian Nights Melody Nas of Love
from The Diva of Arabian Nights Arabian Waltz Belly Dance Music and Middle Eastern Ensemble (2009)
Ofra Haza	Galbi
from Ofra Haza: Greatest Hits (Box Set) (2005)
Rimitti	Daouni
from N'Ta Goudami (2005)
Musicians of the Nile	Suq Al-Manadil
from Charcoal Gypsies (2007)
Mohammad Reza Shajarian and Mohammad Reza Lofti	Daramad
from The Abu-Ata Concert (Live) (1997)
Qantara & Simon Shaheen	Olive Harvest
from Central Park SummerStage - Live from the Heart of the City, Vol. 1 (2005)
Abed Arzie	Laughing
from Aromates (2005)
Hossein Alizadeh	Nahoft and Foroud
from NeyNava and Song of Compassion (1993)
Kayhan Kalhor & M.R. Shajarian	Lover's Plight (Ghazal By Houshang Ebtahaj)
from Night Silence Desert (2005)
Phil Thornton & Hossam Ramzy	At the Gates of the Citadel
from Music for Bellydancing (2011)
Badawi	Ocean of Tears (For Rav Carlebach)
from Jerusalem Under Fire (1997)
Udi Hrant	Ud Çifte Telli
from Udi Hrant: The Early Recordings, Vol. 2 (2005)

Comment:

Politics, be damned! Here's your passport to the Middle East through its exotic and stunningly diverse pop heritage. Acquaint yourselves with the Farid El Atrache — composer of Egyptian music, singer, actor and legendary player of the [i]oud[/i] (the granddaddy of lutes) — and Amr Diab ("Nour el Ain"), the golden boy of Port Said.

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