Recommendations for Arab and Mid-Eastern fusion.


I'm looking for new talents from Middle East as I've started developing an interest in Middle Eastern scales blends.
Currently I can't stop listening to Dhafer Youseff(Turkey, vocal, oud) and Michael Tawadros(Iran, oud).
I also like Ofra Haza(Israel, vocal)
Please chip in with your favorite picks from Middle East.
THANKS.
czarivey
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If you go to youtube and type in "iranian music tar"there are quite a few videos.The tar sounds a bit more full bodied than the oud,more like a sitar with less sympathetic strings.I discovered it while trying unsuccessfully to get info on persian issued vinyl I bought at a thrift store.Some of these cats can really blow.Enjoy.
"The rough guide" cd series is excellent for sampling many forms of world music. Highly recommended.

Putumayo label is another source I go to often.
Mahwash - Radio Kabul
Abdel Gadir Salim - Sounds of Sudan (Salim, Mubarak, Gubara)
Emil Zrihan - Ashkelon Morroccan Maval (don't miss it - Amazon)
Rahim Alhaj with Souhail Kaspar - When the Soul is Settled: Music of Iraq
Rasha - Sudaniyat
Amina Alaoui & Ahmed Piro - Gharnati (Gharnati in Arabic = Granada)
Davood Azad - Your Path (Iran)

If you like singing you might enjoy:
Abida Parveen - Mystic Poets from the Hind and the Sind
It is (Pakistani) very interesting entry to hindu music.