What Dance Music is the Middle East Listening to?

Whilst over the years a plethora of online music platforms have become the go-to place for rushed AUX DJ sets at house parties all over the Middle East, it turns out that Lebanon-born streaming app Anghami isn't just for Amr Diab classics and Marshmellow mash ups. On the contrary, the platform has an unrivaled catalog of dance music with every DJ and producer on your radar streaming through the app and they even have a whole host of niche segmented playlists from Latin House to Melodic Techno to Chilltronica that have become uber popular. This then got us thinking; what is the Arab world listening to to get their rave fix? What are we low-key head-nodding to at work? Who are we insisting will take the a3da up a notch? Who are we fistpumping to with the window open on a cruzaat?

Well we hit up Anghami to find answers to these burning questions and discover who and what we in the Middle East are listening to most when it comes to techno and electronica. First and foremost, it seems the region hasn't totally divulged into the harder side of Techno, with more melodic producers taking the top spots such as Jan Blomqvist and Workals, ahead of the likes of Charlotte de Witte and Amelie Lens. On the other hand, we are apparently totally into Aphex Twin - who figured? 

It's also interesting to note that artists who are often booked to play in the Middle East, such as Deborah De Luca and Boris Brejcha, are also high up on listeners’ rankings, which goes to show the importance in live music and making an impression in today's digitally driven age. Take a gander at the lists below and let us know on social media if any of your favorites made the list.

Rankings are based on the amount of individual plays through Anghami.

TOP 20 TECHNO ARTISTS

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