YASSER HABIB

Featured artist Arabic Fusion documentary: YASSER HABIB

Yasser Habeeb is an Emirati singer, renown for his work that has spanned over a decade, using influences from Turkey, Persia and Asia.

http://arabmusique.blogspot.com/2009/05/yasser-habib.html

SABRINE

Featured artist Arabic Fusion documentary: SABRINE

Sabrine left her secure job in Cairo to pursue her love for music and percussion rhythms, which she nurtured in the mountains of Sinai.

www.sabrinedarbuka.com

MASHROU´ LEILA

Featured artist Arabic Fusion documentary: MASHROU´ LEILA

Beirut’s hottest young band started out as a music workshop at University. Their compositions speak of day-to-day experiences, emotions and contradictions and Beirut as a microcosm of the region.

www.myspace.com/mashrou3leila

MALIKA

Featured artist Arabic Fusion documentary: MALIKA

Malika is inspired by the modernity of the Middle East’s bustling metropolis and the mystery of the desert’s beautiful Bedouin culture.

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KHALIL GHADRI

Featured artist Arabic Fusion documentary: KHALIL GHADRI

Khalil Ghadri  is a talented musician and composer from Aleppo, based in the Emirates. His unique fusion sound is traditional quanoun with Western melodies.

www.khalilghadri.com

KAMAL

Kamal’s latest project features 8^th century Andalusia songs, from the era of Moorish Spain, remixed and re-recorded with modern drums and bass rhythms.  His featured song is an exclusive from his new collaboration.

www.kamalmusallam.net

HIBA

Featured artist Arabic Fusion documentary: HIBA

Hiba’s collaboration with Zeid Hamdan combines traditional Arabic songs with dub, triphop and electronic beats.

www.hibalive.com

GUY MANOUKIAN

Featured artist Arabic Fusion documentary: GUY MANOUKIAN

Classically trained as a pianist, Guy is of Armenian and Lebanese heritage and has collaborated with international artists across the globe, earning him critical acclaim.

www.guymanoukian.com

BLUE BEDUINE

Featured artist Arabic Fusion documentary: BLUE BEDUINE

Signed with EMI, Blue Bedouin has created a niche in chill-out music flavoured with a taste of Arabia.

http://www.last.fm/music/Blue+Bedouin

DAHAB

Featured artist Arabic Fusion documentary: DAHAB

An acoustic trio based in the Emirates, Dahab utilise the core element of root Arabic music by experimenting with the maqam scale in their contemporary fusion sound.

www.myspace.com/dahab

ZIRYAB

Featured artist Arabic Fusion documentary: ZIRYAB

Emigrating to the UAE from his native Brazil, Ziryab found faith and spirituality in Islam just two months after moving to the region; a world music artist who embraced Arabic culture and music and evolved his artistic persona into Ziryab.

http://www.belovedmusika.com/ziryab/

http://www.myspace.com/ziryab.music