Middle East Essentials - Rare Strings

The Middle East Essentials series by Gio Israel sets the goal of capturing the most diverse, high-quality, and unique musical material. Making ancient music, sounds and instruments accessible through state-of-the-art sound sampling.

For this pack we wanted to explore the more esoteric aspects of ancient music from the Middle East region. The Kopuz is one of the oldest string instruments to be found and is mostly associated with Kurdistan, Turkey & Persia (modern-day Iran) and is used in various Sufi ceremonies and traditional music played throughout the region.

More contemporary instruments include the Baglama and fretless guitar, both with their own distinguished sound signature, as well as the Moroccan Mandol complete this pack, giving an edgy, Sahara-like feeling.

Recorded Artists:

Gilad Weiss

Aviv Bahar