阿拉伯流行Arabic Pop

阿拉伯音乐包括了中东北非等地，甚至延伸到包括中亚的音乐，因此，才会有亚美尼亚语，黎巴嫩语，阿拉伯语等唱的各不相同的阿拉伯音乐。

阿拉伯流行主要产生于埃及首都开罗及黎巴嫩首都贝鲁特，是阿拉伯本土音乐在西方流行音乐影响下的产物。采用传统阿拉伯乐器，以阿拉伯语演绎，歌词通常是描述爱情相关的主题。

In the 1950s, Western influences became more and more widespread in Classical Arabic Pop. By the 70s and 80s, singers such as Dalida and Samira Said found success with disco and Western Pop styled music.

By the mid 90s, Arabic Pop had reached it's modern form, with the focus on Westernised pop songs sung by female singers such as Nancy Ajram and Diana Haddad. In the early 2000s, Spanish guitar became a prominent feature, mainly popularised by Amr Diab; while the later part of the decade saw increased influence from Electronic music. 

Arabic Pop is generally the synthesis of Arabic Music with Western melodies, mostly using Arabic instruments (although some Western instruments such as the guitar are also often used) and sung almost always in Arabic.

Lyrics are dominated by themes of love and romance, and explicit material, as well as songs about Islam-forbidden things and practices (such as drinking alcohol) are very rare.