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tarab
what it is
Classical arabic music or contemporary music in that style.
✦ meet the girls making tarab →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make tarab a playlist
turn these 12 artists into something you can press play on.
each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
✦ nearby genres
questions
What is tarab?
Classical arabic music or contemporary music in that style.
What are good tarab albums to start with?
Try Allah Karim by George Wassouf, Sabah Favourites by Sabah, Khata' by Mohammed Abdu, and هلا ليه by Sabah Al Sahel.
Who are some women making tarab?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/tarab/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making tarab, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20