Al Sharak Arabic Pop Group -- Joseph Jammal Glasses; Jaul Jammal With Lute; Haysam Jammal with Beard; Labib Jammal with bald; Woman Mishline Jammal.The Jammal Family lines up for Al Sharak with Joseph, front left.The music of the Middle East has been hitt

Al Sharak Arabic Pop Group -- Joseph Jammal Glasses; Jaul Jammal With Lute; Haysam Jammal with Beard; Labib Jammal with bald; Woman Mishline Jammal.The Jammal Family lines up for Al Sharak with Joseph, front left.The music of the Middle East has been hitting the pop music charts in Europe in recent years. A Yemeni folk song shot to number 15 in the British singles chart last year, but Australia has yet to discover Middle-Eastern, particularly Arabic, music.Al Sharek - which means "The Orient" - are an Australian group dedicated to popilarising Arabic music here. (Photo by Jack Vincent Picone/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).