Most of the MP3s I have in my collection for this CD are not on YouTube or the Internet, so I had to substitute from pieces that are available. Nevertheless, the list below covers a good spectrum of Middle East sounds, including some of the best.
Arabic
Any list of 20th Century Arab music must start with this name. On the occasion of her passing, biographer Virginia Danielson wrote in Harvard Magazine, "Imagine a singer with the virtuosity of Joan Sutherland or Ella Fitzgerald, the public persona of Eleanor Roosevelt and the audience of Elvis and you have Umm Kulthum, the most accomplished singer of her century in the Arab world".
Umm Kulthum (1904-1975), Info
Song1:Enta Omri
2:Sirat El Hob
3:Ansak
Some others:
Afaf Radi
Fairuz (Birth 1935)
Ilham Al Madfai
Warda (B:1940)
Click here for more Links to Live Arabic Music (or choose one when in YouTube)
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Turkish
Müzeyyen Senar is the most powerful living voice of Turkish art music that even Kemal Atatürk listened to with such awe. She is still a revered name in classical Turkish music. I include 4 other names who are equally loved in Turkey. By the way, although they sound very similar, Arabs and Turks both can almost always differentiate between their music, just from the instrumental sound.
Müzeyyen Senar (Birth 1918), Info
Song 1
Song 2
Song 3
Song 4
Some others:
Safiye Ayla (1907-98)
Hamiyet Yüceses (1914-96)
Zeki Müren (1931-96)
Emel Sayın (1945)
About Middle Eastern Music (or choose one when in YouTube)
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