Simon Shaheen, born 1955 in the Arab village of Tarshiha, Upper Galilee, is a Palestinian-American oud and violin virtuoso and composer.
ALBUMS
وديع الصافي*, صباح فخري, سيمون شاهين* و القنطرة* = Wadi Al-Safi*, Sabah Fakhri*, Simon Shaheen & Qantara
The Two Tenors And Qantara: Historic Live Concert Of Arabic Masters
2001
Simon Shaheen & Qantara
Blue Flame
2001, 
,
, Fusion
Simon Shaheen, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Saltanah
1996
Simon Shaheen
Turath
1992, 
Ali Jihad Racy - Simon Shaheen
Taqāsīm: Improvisation In Arab Music
1991
سيمون شاهين* = Simon Shaheen
محمد عبد الوهاب = The Music Of Mohamed Abdel Wahab
1990
Various
Spiritual Beauty (Imaginal Orient)
2001, CD, Comp, Meta Records, ,
, Tribal/Dub/Experimental
Various
Breaking The Barriers Of World Music
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Smplr, CMP Records, ,
, Art Rock/Avantgarde/Ambient
Material
Hallucination Engine
1994, CD, ,
, Dub/Acid Jazz/Experimental/Downtempo/Ambient
Material
Equation / Ineffect
1989, 12", Promo, Virgin Records America, Inc., ,
, Downtempo
Material
Seven Souls
1989, ,
, Breaks/Avantgarde/Spoken Word
Material
Hallucination Engine
Material
Seven Souls
, Breaks/Avantgarde/Spoken Word
APPEARANCES +
William S. Burroughs / Bill Laswell
The Western Lands
2014
Jim Matus, Doug Raneri
While Sleeping, Watch
2013, CD, Album, Ancient Records (6)
Various
Aspiration
2011, CD, Comp, Metastation
Various
Middle East
2008, CD, Comp, Big Blue Records, 
Enzo Avitabile & Bottari
Salvammo 'O Munno
2004
Various
Bellydance Superstars
2004
Lenny Kravitz
We Want Peace
2003, ,
, Pop Rock
Various
Zen And The Art Of Chilling - Volume One
2002, ,
, Dub/Breaks
Maya Beiser
Kinship
2000, ,
, Modern/Contemporary
فيروز* = Fairouz*
مش كاين هيك تكون = Mish Kayen Hayk T'Koun
1999
Mike Richmond
Basic Tendencies
1996, CD, Album, Nomad
Various
10% File Under Burroughs
1996, 
,
, Abstract/Trip Hop/Art Rock/Experimental
Various
Festival Of Light
1996
Javier Ruibal
Cuerpo Celeste
1996
Al Di Meola
Orange And Blue
1994, ,
, Fusion
Henry Threadgill
Too Much Sugar For A Dime
1993
Nicky Skopelitis
Ekstasis
1993, ,
, Fusion/Acid Rock/Dub
Various
Manifestation - Axiom Collection II
1993, CD, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Jazzy Hip-Hop/Dub/Funk Metal/Breakbeat/Ambient/African/Funk/Contemporary Jazz/Ragga/MPB
Giora Feidman
The Dance Of Joy
1992
Terence Blanchard
Malcolm X: The Original Motion Picture Score
1992, ,
, Hard Bop/Post Bop/Score
Mike Richmond
Basic Tendencies
1989, Cass, Album, Music Of The World (2)
Nicky Skopelitis
Next To Nothing
1989
Various
From The Arab Lands To South Asia (A Musical Journey)
2011, CD, Comp, Museum Music, ,
, Persian Classical/Folk
Various
Worlds Of Music: An Introduction To The Music Of The World's Peoples, Shorter Version, 3rd Edition
2009, 3xCD, Comp, Schirmer Cengage Learning, 
Various
Ethnic Collection Vol.3
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Minos-EMI, 
,
, Folk/Downtempo
Various
Central Park Summerstage Live From The Heart Of The City
2005, CD, Circular Moves
Various
Desert Roses 3
2004, CD, Comp, Mondo Melodia
Various
The Rough Guide To Mediterranean Café Music
2004, 
,
, Folk/African/Sephardic
Various
Oxfam Arabia (Arabesque To Oud: Contemporary Arabian Sounds)
2003, ,
, African/Arabic Pop
Various
Hookah Cafe
2003
Various
Les Méditerranéennes D'Argelès Sur Mer 2002
2002, CD, Comp, RFI Musique, 
Various
New York City - Global Beat Of The Boroughs
2001, 2xCD, Album, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Various
Rhythm On Disc
2001, CD, Comp, Smplr, Car, Planeta Ritmo
Various
Nomad Christmas
1997, CD, Album, Nomad Records (5)
Various
3000 Series CMP'ler I
1992, CD, Comp, CMP Records, ,
, Folk/Gamelan/Hindustani/Korean Court Music/Ottoman Classical/African
Various
3000 Series CMP'ler I
1992, Cass, Smplr, CMP Records, ,
, Folk/Gamelan/Hindustani/Korean Court Music/Ottoman Classical/African
Various
Illuminations (Axiom Collection)
1991
Al Di Meola
Orange And Blue
1995, ,
, Fusion
