"World Music"

[enwar3]

Anybody heard/like any bands that play "world music'-sounding music involving vocals like those in "Desert Rose" by Sting? I hate to use that song cuz it's not real world music, but the feature in the song (Cheb Mami) has exactly what I'm looking for. Almost like an exotic, wailing vocal. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Or what type of music I'm looking for?

 

[magomago]

Soo like Middle Eastern Music? Lots of middle eastern music has that wailing vocal - vocalizing is huge in that music.

 

[biggestmuff]

Go to a Borders. They usually have a large World/Ethnic music section with a listening kiosk loaded with several CDs of that type.

 

[enwar3]

Nobody knows of any particular bands?

 

[StinkyMojo]

Visa?

 

[yllus]

For some white-people-oriented Middle Eastern sounding music, try the CD "Harem" by Sarah Brightman.

Live performance of Harem by Sarah Brightman

 

[enwar3]

Good stuff... I'm looking for the new hybrid between western and arabic (rai) influenced music but i can't seem to find any..