Music is what makes bellydancers move! While you can dance to anything, I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite musicians to dance to, as well as the most commonly heard music in the bellydance circuit.

SIMON JAGER - pittsburgh’s notorious master percussionist

NICHOLAS RAGHEB - originally from Pittsburgh, Nick is in Turkey now

Ishtar - Pittsburgh band playing Turkish Bellydance music

Djinn - NYC based mid-east and hip-hop fusion band

RABIH ABOU-KHALIL - versitile french composer, heavy mid-east style
Yara - used in Intro to Bellydance Improvisation and Choreography

EL HAMIDI - contemporary egyptian percussionist
Dom-Tek Project - used in Advanced Drills & Combos workshops

DOULA - canadian-born female singers and drummers of mid-east decent

Niyaz - Middle-east electronica

GLEN VELEZ - world class percussionist, master def player

HOSSAN RAMSEY - a bellydancer’s darboukist

USTAD ALLA RAKAH - famous indian tabla player, ravi shankar’s drummer

TABLA BEAT SCIENCE - feat. zakir hussein, son of Alla Rakah, tabla-fusion

NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN - infamous sufi qwalli vocalist

SABRI BROTHERS - qwalli vocalists

SOLACE - bellydance music from west coast USA

PENTAPHOBE - industrial bellydance music with help from Rachel Brice

Compilations:
Arabic Groove, by Putumayo World Music - Bellydance Basics class
Gypsy Caravan, also by Putumayo
Rough Guide to Bellydance
Bellydance Superstars, the dancers pick their favorites