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mediterranean

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Mediterranean music refers to the music styles that originate from the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, such as Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, and Morocco. It is characterized by a mix of various cultural influences, such as Arab, Jewish, African, and European, and often incorporates elements of folk music, classical music, and popular music. The rhythms and instruments used in Mediterranean music vary widely depending on the region, but some common instruments include the guitar, oud, qanun, bouzouki, and various percussion instruments.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
8		1957	Jean Casi	Chansons Corses (Tous les corses du monde)	mediterranean
17		1964	Régina & Bruno	La voix du maquis	ethnic mediterranean traditional
4		1976	Maryse Nicolai	Chansons Corses (La complainte Corse)	mediterranean
2		1976	Maryse Nicolai	Chansons Corses (Toi, mon Île)
44		1980	Guillem Joan	novembre 2007	cantautor catalan mediterranean rock singer-songwriter	catalan # 13
9		1980	Richard Girolami	Chansons Corses (Isula di Corsica)	mediterranean traditional
5		1981	Antoine Ciosi	Chansons Corses (U trenu di Bastia)	mediterranean
23		1981	A Filetta	maghja n'avemu un'antra	ethnic mediterranean traditional world
24		1981	Tony Toga	Chansons Corses (Le chant du maquis)	mediterranean
96		1986	Gabriel Yared	37°2 le Matin	european mediterranean soundtrack
3		1986	Richard Girolami	Chansons Corses (Corsica, un Isula)
54		1989	A Filetta	A'u Visu Di Tanti	ethnic mediterranean traditional world
72		1990	Sarband	Alla Turca	mediterranean oriental turkish world
18		1991	Petru Guelfucci	Chansons Corses (Corsica)	ethnic mediterranean traditional world
19		1991	Petru Guelfucci	Chansons Corses (A tribbiera)	a capella ethnic mediterranean traditional world
93		1991	Petru Guelfucci	Corsica	folk mediterranean world
82		1992	Sarband	Music of the Emperors	mediterranean oriental turkish world	oriental # 22
15		1992	Roedelius - Capanni & Alesini	Friendly Game	mediterranean
47		1992	Música Nostra	+d26	folk mediterranean
91		1994	Les Négresses Vertes	Zig Zague	accordion alternative rock french mediterranean rock	accordion # 70
21		1994	Gerard Poletti	Guitares Corses (Parlemu Corsu)	mediterranean
46		1994	Jefira	Embarcadero	folk mediterranean world
64		1994	Petru Guelfucci	Memoria	ethnic mediterranean traditional world
67		1994	A Filetta	Una tarra ci hè	ethnic mediterranean traditional world
73		1994-07-04	A Filetta	Una Tarra Ci He	ethnic mediterranean traditional world
95		1995	Eduardo Paniagua	Danzas Medievales Espanolas	mediterranean spain	spain # 56
77		1996	Ensemble Accentus	Sephardic Romances	jewish world	jewish # 82
58		1996	Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses	In Paradisu	a capella mediterranean world
87		1997	Sarband	Sephardic Songs	jewish mediterranean oriental turkish world	jewish # 9 oriental # 47
20		1997	Maria Del Mar Bonet	El cor del temps - Cd 2	catalan female vocalists folk mediterranean
27		1997	Sasa Bulic	Kopomuorta - Dalmatian Instrumental Music	croatia greece instrumental mediterranean
78		1997	Ghetonia	Grecia salentina	folk mediterranean world
98		1998	Hassan Hakmoun	Gift of the Gnawa	africa arabic mediterranean world	arabic # 2 africa # 13
33		1999	Sarocchi	Origine	ethnic mediterranean traditional
76		1999	Kristi Stassinopoulou	Taxidoscopio	greek mediterranean world
57		1999-02	Oni Wytars Ensemble	Mediterraneum	arabic improvisation jam mediterranean traditional
99		2000	Willie & Lobo	Siete	flamenco mediterranean merengue	merengue # 78
52		2000	Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses	Le Meilleur Des Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses	a capella mediterranean traditional world
38		2000-12-31	Esem	Chants séfarades de Thessalonique	classical folk mediterranean
92		2001	Miquel Gil	Orgànic	catalan mediterranean	catalan # 69
35		2002	Voce di Corsica	Voce di Corsica (Les plus belles chansons)	ethnic mediterranean traditional world
56		2002	Tony Toga	Les plus grandes chansons	mediterranean
65		2003	stefano pisu	the blind sounds	ambient chillout dance electronic europe house italy mediterranean
68		2003	A Filetta	Sì Di Mè	ethnic mediterranean traditional world
69		2003	A Filetta	A Filetta - Songs and Polyphonies from Corsica (Concert in Canada)	mediterranean traditional world
70		2003	Surghjenti	Orma	mediterranean world fusion
97		2003	Nicos	Mediterraneo	mediterranean
84		2004	Ευαγγελία Βάλβη	Έλα ν' αλλάξουμε καρδιές	greek mediterranean
48		2005	Joan Martorell	Capturant un Sospir	mediterranean world world fusion
80		2005	Voce di Corsica	Voce di corsica (Polyphonies)	ethnic mediterranean traditional world
81		2005	Ghetonia	Terra e sale	folk mediterranean world
32		2007	Stéphane Casalta	Fantasia	mediterranean world world fusion
37		2007	Stéphane Casalta	Sumenta d'ideale	mediterranean world world fusion
66		2007-01-20	Aman Aman	Música I Cants Sefardis D'Orient I Occident	folk mediterranean
26		2008	Yiorgos Magoulas	Mediterranean Myths	acoustic balkan instrumental mediterranean world
62		2008-04-21	Various	Ta Tragoudia Tis Aktis	mediterranean
88		2009	Peyoti for President	Rising Tide Of Conformity	acoustic alternative barcelona brazilian espanol ethnic europe flamenco folk fusion gypsy international latin latin america latino london mediterranean rap reggae rock rumba ska spanish world world fusion	espanol # 50 latin america # 61 international # 63 rumba # 70 barcelona # 86
75		2009	Various Artists	Folk Songs and Music from Malta	folk mediterranean traditional world
83		2011	Paolo Fresu	Mistico Mediterraneo	jazz fusion mediterranean
50		2011-01-21	Paolo Fresu / A Filetta Corsican Voices / Daniele di Bonaventura	Mistico Mediterraneo	jazz fusion jazz trumpet mediterranean
86		2012	SHOOM	Shoom	ethnic folk israel mediterranean turkey	israel # 26 turkey # 69
53		2012-05-22	Sarah Aroeste	Gracia	fusion jewish mediterranean rock world
39		2013	Anonymous	Tarantelle del rimorso	italian folk mediterranean world
85		2014	Figli Di Madre Ignota	Bellydancer	mediterranean oriental	oriental # 30
94		2014-03-29	Ouzo Bazooka	Ouzo Bazooka	exotica garage garage rock mediterranean oriental psychedelic rock	exotica # 49 oriental # 71
55		2017	Zeit	Un Giorno in Una Piazza del Mediterraneo	mediterranean
30		2020	Ρένα Μόρφη	Σάμπα Τσικίτα	greek latin mediterranean samba singer-songwriter
45		2021-07-22	UC	Folk Mediterrani	folk mediterranean
36		2023	Various Artists	Music Of Spain	european folk mediterranean spain spanish traditional world
49		2023	Various Artists	The Greek Islands	greek mediterranean traditional
42		2023	Various Artists	Italian Folk Music, Vol.5: Naples and Campania
11		2023-10-06	Al-jiçç	Metaqam	fusion jazz mediterranean world world fusion
29			khaossia Ethno Ensemble Salentina	Le grechesche	ethnic ethno folk mediterranean recorder world	recorder # 22
79			XDarawish	Una Ratsa mia fatsa	accordion balkan mediterranean pop italiano	pop italiano # 14 accordion # 19
1			Grup de Restauració Folklòrica de València i Fermín Pardo	Done'm L'Asguilando!: Cançons Populars del Nadal Valencià	mediterranean spain traditional
6			Charles Rocchi	Chansons Corses (Tango di Furiani)	mediterranean
7			Jean Tavera	Chansons Corses (Terra Nostra)	mediterranean
10			Rudo Cardi	Chansons Corses (Case Corse)	mediterranean
12			Petru Guelfucci	Chansons Corses (U mio mondu)	a capella ethnic mediterranean traditional world
13			Petru Guelfucci	Corsican Songs (The Greatest Songs of Corsica)	a capella ethnic mediterranean traditional world
14			chico and the iries	Chico Irie y sus muchachos	ethnic folk gypsy mediterranean portugal reggae rocksteady roots ska spiritual world world fusion
16			Petru Guelfucci	Chansons Corses (U lamentu di Cursichella)	ethnic mediterranean traditional world
22			Rudo Cardi	Rudo Cardi (Ses plus belles chansons)	mediterranean traditional
28			Agrupació Popular De Les Illes	Folklore de Mallorca	folk mediterranean traditional
31			Petru Guelfucci	Les Plus Belles Chansons	ethnic mediterranean traditional world
34			Petru Guelfucci	Petru Guelfucci (Les plus grandes chansons corses)	a capella ethnic mediterranean traditional world
41			nEmoGruppo	gavinapoli	downtempo electronica lounge mediterranean
43			Petru Guelfucci	S'o chjodu l'occhji	a capella ethnic mediterranean traditional world
51			Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico	Songs of the mediterranean	mediterranean
59			Sangue Vivo	Taranta in Edinburgh	folk
60			Putumayo Presents	Mediterranean Odyssey	mediterranean
61			Nasia Konitopoulou	Greek Island Dances	greek mediterranean traditional
63			Pantelis Thalassinos	To Kalantari	mediterranean
71			Juan Pena Lebrijano	Encuentros	arabic flamenco mediterranean spanish
74			Stefanos Vartanis	Violin Greek Islands / The art of the Greek musical instruments	ethno mediterranean
89			Manos Loizos	Roots Of Greek Music Vol. 7: Manos Loizos	mediterranean
100			Daboor	El Gad3ana	mediterranean
25			Doubleface, Horanueva	Mediterranean Lounge - Relaxing Lounge Music
40			Various Artists - FM Records	East Mediterranean Musical Instruments: "Oud" (Liban, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Syria)
90			Nena Venetsanou	I Nena Venetsanou Tragouda Xatzidaki, Theodoraki, Mamagaki, Venetsanou

Related genres

• world
• traditional
• ethnic
• folk
• world fusion
• greek
• a capella
• oriental
• rock
• fusion