The Lebanese composer’s fusion of Middle Eastern and Western music created a new genre during the country’s civil war.
![Lebanese composer and arranger Ihsan Al-Mounzer pioneered 'belly dance disco', a genre that fuses Western and Middle Eastern music [Natalie Shooter/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/unnamed-file.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Natalie Shooter
Based in Beirut, Natalie Shooter is a writer, editor and DJ with the Beirut Groove Collective.
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