Music of Bahrain
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| Arab music | |
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| Algeria | Bahrain |
| Egypt | Iraq |
| Islamic | Jordan |
| Kuwait | Lebanon |
| Libya | Morocco |
| Oman | Palestine |
| Qatar | Saudi Arabia |
| Syria | Tunisia |
| UAE | Yemen |
| Andalusian classical music | |
Bahrain is a small island in the Persian Gulf, and is part of the pan-Gulf khaleeji folk traditions. It is also known (alongside Kuwait) for sawt music, a bluesy genre influenced by African, Indian and Persian music. Sultan Hamid and Khalid al Shaikh are among the most popular musicians from Bahrain; Ali Bahar is one of the few Bahraini pop stars to sing in a local dialect [1] (http://bahrainiblog.blogspot.com/2004/05/ali-bahar.html).
The band Bahraini Osiris has achieved some international renown since the 1980s with its style of progressive rock, most recently including elements of Bahraini folk music [2] (http://www.webpost.net/os/osirisband/OSIRIS1.HTM).
Khaleeji
Main article: Khaleeji
Khaleeji is a style of Persian Gulf-area folk music, played in Bahrain with polyrhythms. The style is strongly influenced by the music of Africa.
References
- Badley, Bill. "Sounds of the Arabian Peninsula". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, pp 351-354. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0
- [3] (http://www.webpost.net/os/osirisband/OSIRIS1.HTM)