Originally Posted by Michelle

.......Gabi,
Your comment on ME music has plenty of merit. You're right; Middle Eastern music has changed from what it was 40 years ago. But despite the fusion and the adding of a more pop sound, to me, it still retains a distinctly Middle Eastern flavor that no other region's music has. If I hear a more modern song and I don't happen to know it, I most likely will not confuse it with anything by Celia Cruz (afro-Caribbean referrence). But maybe I'm cheating cuz I'm Cuban (again, afro-caribbean referrence)....