House of Tarab

The Band House of Tarab aka "H.O.T" performs vintage live Arabic Music on acoustic instruments, often accompanied by World Class Belly Dancers. Performing classic and traditional belly dance music with heavy cabaret touch is our specialty. Dabke and folk music from around the middle east is also a large part of the repertoire. This is not sleepy acoustic music, H.O.T delivers high energy dance music! "Tarab" is a state of ecstasy and surrender one enters while listening, with Body and Soul, to music. Whether it’s the dancing strings of the Oud, the weeping melody of the violin, the mystical call of the nay or the pulsating rhythm of the drums... Based in Seattle Washington Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.