#DickDale#ArabAmerican#Misirlou#folk#song#Eastern#Mediterranean#OttomanEmpire. Song's title is the feminine form of the Turkish word for "Egyptian". The original author is unknown, but Greek, Arabic, and Jewish musicians were playing it by the 1920s

Dick Dale & The Del Tones "Misirlou" 1963

Taken from the film "A Swingin Affair" released in 1963. The band also performs another tune i the film but its not as good