This article is about a form of music popular in Eastern Arabia. For the geographic and regional identity known as Khaleeji, see Eastern Arabia.
Khaliji music (also spelled Khaleeji; Arabic: الموسيقى الخليجية meaning Gulf music) is the music of Eastern Arabia, the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and it is popular across the Arab world. It is traditionally characterized by heavy use of the rebab, oud and other string instruments such as the violin, the occasional use of habbān, and the inclusion of percussion instruments such as the mirwas, tabl, and duff drums. Khaliji music first started as a bedouin tradition with poetry sung by a tribe's shaa'ir, which means poet, usually accompanied by a rebab, the lyrics dealt with tales of honor, love, camel riders, and glory warriors.
Khaliji music has roots going back more than 1,000 years, to the Islamic period, under the Umayyads and Abbasids in Baghdad, Iraq.[1] In the modern era, Kuwaitis were the first commercial recording artists and composers in the Persian Gulf region; Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia pioneered the Khaliji genre into its modern form in the second half of the 20th century and soon became the focal point of the industry, but in recent years UAE has increased its impact on the Khaliji genre.[2][3][4][5] The Khaliji scene mainly consists of by Iraqi, Emirati, Kuwaiti, Bahraini, and Saudi artists today.[2][3][4][5][6] Along with its main Arabian style, Khaliji music can also sometimes incorporate few elements of East African along with the Arabian genre such as Liwa, Moradah, and Sawt reflecting the region's ethnic history.[7][8]
In recent years, a new Independent scene has started to emerge in Arab states of the Persian Gulf that aims to challenge the sociocultural norms of modern Khaleeji society through a sound that's distinct from traditional Khaliji music, the scene has been coined as "Alternative Khaliji" by Kuwaiti-American musician +Aziz.[9]
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khaliji, music, this, article, about, form, music, popular, eastern, arabia, geographic, regional, identity, known, khaleeji, eastern, arabia, khaliji, music, also, spelled, khaleeji, arabic, الموسيقى, الخليجية, meaning, gulf, music, music, eastern, arabia, ar. This article is about a form of music popular in Eastern Arabia For the geographic and regional identity known as Khaleeji see Eastern Arabia Khaliji music also spelled Khaleeji Arabic الموسيقى الخليجية meaning Gulf music is the music of Eastern Arabia the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and it is popular across the Arab world It is traditionally characterized by heavy use of the rebab oud and other string instruments such as the violin the occasional use of habban and the inclusion of percussion instruments such as the mirwas tabl and duff drums Khaliji music first started as a bedouin tradition with poetry sung by a tribe s shaa ir which means poet usually accompanied by a rebab the lyrics dealt with tales of honor love camel riders and glory warriors Khaliji music has roots going back more than 1 000 years to the Islamic period under the Umayyads and Abbasids in Baghdad Iraq 1 In the modern era Kuwaitis were the first commercial recording artists and composers in the Persian Gulf region Iraq Kuwait and Saudi Arabia pioneered the Khaliji genre into its modern form in the second half of the 20th century and soon became the focal point of the industry but in recent years UAE has increased its impact on the Khaliji genre 2 3 4 5 The Khaliji scene mainly consists of by Iraqi Emirati Kuwaiti Bahraini and Saudi artists today 2 3 4 5 6 Along with its main Arabian style Khaliji music can also sometimes incorporate few elements of East African along with the Arabian genre such as Liwa Moradah and Sawt reflecting the region s ethnic history 7 8 In recent years a new Independent scene has started to emerge in Arab states of the Persian Gulf that aims to challenge the sociocultural norms of modern Khaleeji society through a sound that s distinct from traditional Khaliji music the scene has been coined as Alternative Khaliji by Kuwaiti American musician Aziz 9 Contents 1 List of notable Khaliji singers 1 1 Eastern Arabia 1 1 1 Bahrain 1 1 2 Kuwait 1 1 3 Oman 1 1 4 Qatar 1 1 5 United Arab Emirates 1 2 Other Arab countries 1 2 1 Egypt 1 2 2 Lebanon 1 2 3 Libya 1 2 4 Morocco 1 2 5 Syria 1 2 6 Tunisia 1 2 7 Yemen 2 See also 3 ReferencesList of notable Khaliji singers editEastern Arabia edit Bahrain edit Hind Kuwait edit Aziz 9 Bashar al Shatti Nawal El Kuwaitia Shams Oman edit Salim Rashid Suri Qatar edit Fahad Al Kubaisi United Arab Emirates edit Ahlam Mehad Hamad Shamma Hamdan Other Arab countries edit Egypt edit Amr Diab Angham Tamer Hosny Lebanon edit Diana Haddad Nawal El Zoghbi Libya edit Ayman Alatar Morocco edit Jannat Saad Lamjarred Syria edit George Wassouf Tunisia edit Saber Rebai Thekra Yemen edit Abu Bakr Salem BelfkihSee also editArabic music Arabic pop music Islamic musicReferences edit Afropop Worldwide Feature Africans in the Arabian Persian Gulf a b Mustafa Said The History of Recording in the Gulf Area sharjaharat Archived from the original on 16 April 2016 Retrieved 12 March 2016 a b Laith Ulaby Performing the Past Sea Music in the Arab Gulf States p 99 ISBN 9781109122480 Archived from the original on 19 February 2016 Retrieved 12 March 2016 a b Mustafa Said The History of Recording in the Gulf Area 2 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 12 March 2016 a b Saeed Saeed 2012 07 24 Music of the Arab World The history and development of Khaleeji music The National Retrieved 2022 10 22 Dubai Art Has Khaleeji Pop Music Evolved An Interactive Lecture by Bahraini Art Platform Too Far Art Dubai Retrieved 2022 10 22 Eyre Banning Feature Africans in the Arabian Persian Gulf interview with Joseph Braude Afropop Worldwide Retrieved 16 September 2014 permanent dead link Sekka 2021 04 30 The African influence on Khaleeji music Sekka Retrieved 2022 10 22 a b The Gulf s New Sound Indie Music and Global Change Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington 2021 07 12 Retrieved 2022 10 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khaliji music amp oldid 1220206018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
