Links

i`ll start with oriental music so for you my friend it`ll be familiar to your ear :)

http://www.yairdalal.com/ --> amazing artist, play mostly jewish-iraqi music
http://www.shlomobar.com/ --> music of moroccan jews, also some indian music and hebrew poetry compositor. I love him alot and so does Kobi.
http://www.israel-music.com/bustan_abraham/ Bustan Abraham --> more oriental/ arabic jewish roots music.
http://shotei.up.co.il/ --> shotai HaNevouaa (fools of the propacy) awesome rock-pop mixed with world music and jewish roots too :)
http://gaya-group.co.il/ --> another good ethnic band
http://www.sheva.net/ --> yes, the name means seven (very similar to the arabic name for 7). probably best new israeli ethnic band.
http://www.essev-bar.co.il/index.html -- > essev bar (menas weed but not in the sense of drugs.. in the sense of nature`s weed that grows everywhere) they pay from celtic to oriental stuff.
http://www.ehudbanai.co.il/ ---> ehud Banai, king of oriental israeli rock (more rock then oriental tho)
http://www.infected.co.il/ --> infected mashroom, elite israeli trance
http://www.tractor.co.il/ --> another cool alt. band that sometimes uses oriental melodies