Arabic music

Arabic music includes several genres and styles of music ranging from Arabic classical to Arabic pop music and from secular to sacred music to Arabic rock Arabic Hip.

Arabic music has a long history of interaction with many other regional musical styles and genres. It is an amalgam of the music of the Arabs in the Arabian Peninsula and the music of all the peoples that make the Arab world today. It also influenced and has been influenced by ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek, Persian, Kurdish, Assyrian, Turkish, Indian, North African music (i.e. Berber), African music (i.e. Swahili), and European music (i.e. Flamenco). As was the case in other artistic and scientific fields, Arabs translated and developed Greek texts and works of music and mastered the musical theory of the Greeks (i.e. Systema ametabolon, enharmonium, chromatikon, diatonon).

Such inter-influences can often be traced in language; for example, the word Shiir (poetry in Arabic) bears much similarity to its equivalents in other Semitic languages (such as Shur in Aramaic and Shir in Hebrew), and Shiro in Babylonian. Afar music is similar to the music of Ethiopia with elements of Arab music. The Somali oral traditions include an array of poetry and proverbs, much of it devoted to the lives of Sufi saints. Afar oral literature is more musical, and comes in many varieties, including songs for weddings, war, praise and boasting.

on zaTune.com, we aim to bring you these styles of music to your computer, so you would appreciate the art and poety that have been put into the making of this music. You will be able to stream Arabic music in high quality format from different regions and styles of the Arab world.

This service is meant to give you a sense of what is good and what not so good. If you really like a song or album, then support the singers and buy their albums. After all, its cause of them we are here today! Enjoy and give back!

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