Mizrahi music (Hebrew: מוזיקה מזרחית, Muzika Mizrahit) refers to the genre of Middle Eastern style of Israeli Music. It combines elements of Arabic , Turkish and Greek music. brought to Israel by Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews. It is usually sung in Hebrew, but may often be combined with lyrics in Arabic or other languages from lands where Jewish Israeli artists may trace their most recent ancestral descent patterns. The literal translation of Mizrahi from Hebrew is "Eastern". Typical Mizrahi songs will have a dominant violin or string sound as well as Middle Eastern percussion elements.