Aramusic


 http://www.aramusic.com
     Aramusic is an online store that sells all different kinds of Arabic music. Also, it provides samples for almost every track on every CD that it sells. It gives a buyer a good idea of what the CD sounds like.
     Songs can be heard by using the Real Audio Player and this can be downloaded if the user does not have it on his/her computer. Furthermore, there is a great variety of CD's available. This ranges from songs from the 1960's to new releases.
     This site is good for anyone who listens to Arabic music. Also, this provides them the ability  to be able to purchase new CD's or just listen to what's new. Overall, this is a great site because you either just listen to music and enjoy, or you can quickly find any Arab CD available and purchase it for a good price.
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Gazelle's Collection
 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/1693/
     Gazelle's Collection is a private home page that offers a wide variety of Arabic music and few links to other sites. Most samples are Real Audio, while some of them are Midi files.
     Not only are there original songs, but there are some songs that were performed by the designer of the home page. Furthermore, the site is usually kept up-to-date and new songs are added every now and then. Also, there is an option to join the mailing list so that you will know when new songs are on the page.
     Another interesting element of the page is the design. The background and the fonts look real good. Also, there is a type writer-like feature where the author gives the reader the latest news of the home page. Overall, this is a great site for anyone who likes hearing Arabic music.
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Wael Ahmad's Link
 http://www.cyberpalestine.org/Wael/ArabCulture/ArabCult.htm
     This site has one of the biggest collections of links for Arabic music that are available on the Internet. Also available are links to Arab radio stations that are broadcasts on the Internet.
     There are so many different links on this page that you can spend several hours just browsing through the different sites. People interested in seeing Arab television can see some live samples from stations from all around the Arab world. Also, the links to music home pages are outstanding. There are sites that only have Midi. Some only have waves, others have a mix.
     The design of this page makes it easy to find what you are looking for. For instance, all the different links are separated into different subjects, and a brief description allows people to know what each site has. Overall, this is a great site to browse for music and to listen to live broadcasts of Arabic stations.
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Translated Song Lyrics
 http://www.shira.net/lyrics.htm
     This site has translations for several popular Arabic songs. Some of them have the lyrics in a transliterated form. This allows people to sing along even if they do not speak Arabic.
     Most of these lyrics are accompanied by a small sample of the original song. The selection of music is not that large, but this still is an entertaining site.
    Also, you can submit your email so that you can receive updates when new songs are added on, and they usually are added on frequently. Overall, this is an entertaining site for people who speak Arabic and for those who do not. It is interesting to see how the lyrics are translated literally.
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The Ultimate Reference to Midi Files
 http://members.tripod.com/midiref/
     This page is a private made home page that is very fun to browse. It has many different midi files that range from Arabic music to Movie Themes (American).
     This site has a nice variety of Arabic as well as American music all of which is in Midi form. There are no songs by the real artists, but it is still a very interesting site.
     This Midi site is very good. you can spend lots of time just browsing through all the different categories of songs, and all the different songs.
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Fairuz-the Lebanese Singer
 http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/700/780/fairuz/legend/index.html
     This page is completely about the singer Fairuz. Fairuz is a singing legend in the Arab world. This site is devoted entirely to her. It includes her biography, her films, and the lyrics to many of her songs.
     There are also samples of her songs in this site. Fairuz, now in her sixties now, is still one of the most loved singers in the Arab countries. This page provides her fans with all they ever wanted to know about Fairuz.
     This is also a good site for people interested in Arabic music to visit. Fairuz is arguably one of the best Arab singers in the history of Arabic music.
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Selected Arab Midi Files
 http://www.med.Virginia.EDU/~amh2x/aso/songs.htm
     This is another site that has Arabic Midi files. This might take a while to download if you are using a modem (possibly up to 2 minutes).If you wait, it is pretty good.
      There are about fifteen songs to choose from. Also, this takes long to download because ALL of the songs are downloaded automatically so you can hear them with just a click of a button.
     This site is good because you can listen to them quickly (once it downloads). However, if you are looking for variety, then you may want to go to another site because this only has about fifteen songs to choose from.
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