Lebanese+Music

Lebanese Music Since Lebanon is the media central of the Middle East, they are the most influential in the arabic music industry. Lebanon is the host country of almost all music shows such as "Star Academy" and "Star Search" (an Arabic equivalent to American/Canadian Idol). The Lebanese people, since they are very interested in western culture, are increasingly listening to English music; and even the Arabic singers are doing songs with both Arabic and English lyrics to appeal to those who are interested in both. Most Arabic songs are about love in one way or another.

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The Arabic language is a beautiful sounding language, although it is often thought to be deep and thick, it has many different sounds that are not capable with the English language. The musical instruments in Lebanese music are very diverse. Usually, the hand drums (also known as the tubla) are used in dancing songs, guitar and piano are also used very frequently.