The music of Bahrain is part of the Persian Gulf folk traditions. It is also known (alongside Kuwait) for sawt music, a bluesy genre influenced by African, Indian and Persian music. Sultan Hamid, Ali Bahar and Khalid al Shaikh (a singer and oud player) are among the most popular musicians from Bahrain.
Bahrain was the site of the first Persian Gulf-based recording studio, established after World War 2. Modern music institutions in Bahrain include the Bahrain Music Institute, the Bahrain Orchestra and the Classical Institute of Music. The Bahraini male-only pearl diving tradition is known for the songs called fidjeri.
Liwa and Fann at-Tanbura are types of music and dance performed mainly in communities which contain descendants of East Africans.
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