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Ali Bahar.. The Masterclass in Bahraini Music (3)
Posted on January 4, 2008 | 2 CommentsLast year (haha!) I wrote a couple of posts about Ali Bahar and his band The Brothers, and this is obviously a continuation of that series.The reason I’m writing this is because I went to see them live on New Years Eve at the Marina... -
Flamingoes of Jau
Posted on December 17, 2007 | 2 CommentsMaking good use of our very long holiday, I took my camera and drove to the Southeast of Bahrain to the tiny seaside towns of Askar and Jau and took a few photographs of the local flamingo population. They are such beautiful and graceful creatures, and it saddens... -
For The Love of ‘Oud’
Posted on October 29, 2007 | 5 CommentsI was very fortunate to go see the opening of the 16th Bahrain International Music Festival by the Mohammed bin Faris Group.This is the second time I have seen them, and it was a wonderful performance directed by Jamal Al-Saghir better known for his acting on many... -
Majlis Yaqoob bin Darrajj (1)..The Pics
Posted on October 15, 2007 | 2 CommentsA couple of young men playing the Bahraini traditional game ‘Dama’ During the last few days of Ramadan, I visited one of the few remaining outdoor traditional majliss’ near my house where many of the men, young and old, come together to sit down,chat and play... -
Mohammed bin Faris Band: The beauty of Bahraini traditional music
Posted on June 22, 2007 | No CommentsWednesday night I had the pleasure of seeing the Mohammed bin Faris band at the Cultural Hall, who are a band of young Bahrainis who specialise in traditional Bahraini musical arts such as “Sout”, “Basteh”, “Khammari” and also more contemporary Arabic music. It is a relatively large...