This one's definitely in the "culture" section of this forum. I've compiled a list of the record labels offering Middle Eastern (and African) music on the MP3 downloading site eMusic (www.emusic.com ). I invite regional experts to fill in the gaps in my knowledge of what Sharif does and does not like: https://np.reddit.com/r/eMusicofficial/comments/d2jqjl/african_middle_eastern_studies_on_emusic/

I will be posting excerpts of this in individual country forums, but I expect there to be general interest here. Thanks in advance for reading and comments.