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The music of the Middle East and North Africa spans across a vast region, from Morocco to Iran, and its influences can be felt even further afield. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Middle Eastern music influenced (and has been influenced by) the music of Greece and India, as well as Central Asia, Spain, the Caucasus and the Balkans, as in chalga. The musical legacy of Greece is as diverse as its history. Cypriot music has certain similarities to traditional Greek Music, and their Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Caucasus ( also referred to as North Caucasus) is a geopolitical region located between Europe Asia & Middle East Chalga (Чалга is the most common word used for identifying the Pop folk in Bulgaria incorporating a blend of Arabic, Turkish, Greek The various nations of the region include the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa, the Persian tradition of Iran, the music of Turkey, various Jewish traditions from Israel, the Kurdish music, Berbers of North Africa, and the Coptic Christians in Egypt all maintain their own traditions. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. A Copt ( Coptic: ouRemenkīmi enEkhristianos, literally Egyptian Christian) is a native Egyptian Christian.

Throughout the region, religion has been a common factor in uniting peoples of different languages, cultures and nations. The predominance of Islam allowed a great deal of Arabic influence to spread through the region rapidly from the 7th century onward. The Arabic scale is strongly melodic, based around various maqam or modes (also known as makam in Turkish music). Maqam is a modal structure that characterizes the art of music of countries in North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. See also List of Makams, Maqam In Turkish classical music, Mevlevi music and some Mosque music a system of Melody types called makam This is similar to the dastgah of Persian music. Dastgāh ( Persian:دستگاه is a musical mode in the traditional Persian art music which consists of twelve principal musical modes or dastgāhs; in While this originates with classical music, the modal system has filtered down into folk, liturgical and even popular music. Unlike much western music, Arabic music includes quarter tones halfway between notes, often through the use of stringed instruments (like the oud) or the human voice. A quarter tone is an interval about half as wide (aurally or logarithmically as a Semitone, which is half a Whole tone. The oud ( عود ʿūd, plural أعواد, a‘wād; kaban; Persian: بربط barbat; ud Further distinguishing characteristics of Middle Eastern and North African music include very complex rhythmic structures, generally tense vocal tone, and a homophonic texture. In Music, homophony (hoʊˈmɒfəni from Greek "homófonos" where ομοιο = the same and φωνή = a sound tone is a texture in which two or more

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Arabesque or Arabesk ( Turkish: Arabesk is a genre termed so by Turkish musicologists for a type of sound to come out of Turkey in the 1950s and 1960s Arabic music or Arab music ( Arabic: موسيقى عربية;) includes several genres and styles of Music ranging from Arabic classical Egyptian music has been an integral part of Egyptian culture since ancient times Eritrea is a northern East African country Perhaps the most famous Eritrean musicians in history are Eng Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, has long been known especially in a period immediately following World War 2, for its art and intellectualism The music of Turkey includes diverse elements ranging from Central Asian folk music and music from Ottoman Empire dominions such as Persian music, Persian traditional music (also known as Iranian traditional music, Musiqi-e Sonati-e Irani, also Persian classical music or Iranian classical music Syria 's capital and largest city Damascus, has long been one of the Arab world's centers for cultural and artistic innovation especially in the field of Classical Arab Armenia is situated close to the Caucasus Mountains, and its music is a mix of indigenous Folk music, perhaps best-represented by Djivan Gasparyan 's well-known Assyrian music is divided into three main sections or periods Kurdish Music ( Sorani Kurdish:گۆرانی کوردی Gorani Kurdi) ( Kurmanji Kurdish: Muzîk û strana kurdî) refers to music performed in Music of Azerbaijan includes various styles that reflect influences from the music of the Iran, Caucasus and Central Asia. The folk Music of Jordan can be distinguished from that of its neighboring countries like Syria and Saudi Arabia by its strong Bedouin Palestinian music ( موسيقى فلسطينية) is one of many regional sub-genres of Arabic music. The music of Iraq or Iraqi Music, ( Arabic, موسيقى عراقية, also known as the music of Mesopotamia) tends to be more traditional and The musical legacy of Greece is as diverse as its history. Cypriot music has certain similarities to traditional Greek Music, and their Raï (راي is a form of folk music, originated in Oran Algeria from Bedouin Shepherds mixed with Spanish, French, See also Religious Jewish music Pizmonim ( Hebrew פזמונים singular pizmon) are traditional Jewish songs and melodies This article is about a type of Jewish religious music Baqashot The Berbers are an Ethnic group in North and West Africa. Their music is widely varying across the area they inhabit but is best known for its place in Asian music encompasses numerous different musical styles originating from a large number of Asian cultures Turbo-folk is a popular musical sub-genre that originated in Serbia, Balkans during early 1990s Skiladiko (or Skyladiko) is either a derogatory term to describe Laiko or a decadent form of laiko Laïkó tragoudi ( Greek λαϊκό τραγούδι popular/folk song is a style of Greek urban folk music especially the Greek music popular after the end of the 1950s Since the 1980s Afghanistan has been involved in near constant violence
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