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Arabesk

Arabesk — spelled arabesque in some English writing, though that word usually means the ballet position or the ornament — is the Turkish genre that lives on the voice: the long held notes, the vibrato, the weight behind a line. It is the hardest thing to ask of a model and the most satisfying when it lands. Write the lyrics, pick the mood, and hear them sung.

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Prompts that work

Copy one into the studio and change what you like. The more concrete the description, the closer the result lands.

  • Classic arabesk ballad. Dramatic, emotional male vocals with heavy vibrato and long sustained notes. Bağlama, kanun, sweeping strings, darbuka. Slow and mournful, 72 BPM.
  • Arabesk about migration and longing. Raw, weathered male vocals with expressive ornamentation. Bağlama, zurna accents, strings, steady darbuka. 78 BPM, minor key.
  • Modern arabesk-pop. Female vocals, emotional but restrained. Strings, electric bass, subtle percussion, a hint of synth. 90 BPM.

Write your own arabesk

Describe what you want in one sentence and the track is ready in about a minute. Keep it private or publish it — that stays your call.

Make one yourself