Though the ṣawt music of different countries is closely related, a specific type within this early urban genre has developed in Bahrain. Bahrain traditional music usually dominant just by men.This type of folk music is mostly popular and dominant in Bahrain and Kuwait. Alongside Kuwait, it is known for sawt music, a bluesy genre influenced by African, Indian and Persian music.Sultan Hamid, Ali Bahar and Khaled El Sheikh (a singer and oud player) are among the most popular musicians from Bahrain. Traditional music of Bahrain is influence by Persian, African and Indian folk music.

It is also accompanied by different percussion instruments like mirwās  and daf.Khaliji is not dominant by men and women are also sing it.folk music of Bahrain, traditional music of Bahrain, fijiri music, fjiri musicfolk music of Bahrain, traditional music of Bahrain, fijiri music, fjiri musicfolk music of Bahrain, traditional music of Bahrain, traditional Gulf music, sawt music, oud, shamifolk music of Bahrain, traditional music of Bahrain, traditional Gulf music, sawt music, oud, shamifolk music of Bahrain, traditional music of Bahrain, traditional Gulf music, oud, daf, zinjārī, dumbuk, yamānīfolk music of Bahrain, traditional music of Bahrain, traditional Gulf music, oud, daf, zinjārī, dumbuk, yamānīfolk music of Bahrain, traditional music of Bahrain, traditional Gulf music, sawt music, mirwās, oud, daf, zinjārī, dumbukfolk music of Bahrain, traditional music of Bahrain, traditional Gulf music, sawt music, mirwās, oud, daf, zinjārī, dumbukfolk music of Bahrain, traditional music of Bahrain, traditional Gulf music, sawt music, mirwās, oudfolk music of Bahrain, traditional music of Bahrain, traditional Gulf music, sawt music, mirwās, oudfolk music of Bahrain, traditional music of Bahrain, sawt music, mirwās, oudtraditional music of Bahrain, folk music of Bahrain, sawt music, mirwās As is typical with Arabic music, pretty much all the songs deal with love, loss and longing, from 'Yushawwiquni Barqun' to 'Ma li-Ghusn al-Dhahab'. This is an excellent example of the sawt you could expect to hear not only in Bahrain but also neighboring countries like Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia or the UAE. Both recorded their sawt music in HMV's studio in Baghdad in 1932. From one side neighbor to Qatar and from another side is Saudi Arabia. Large number of men stand up in a circle and accompanied by several drum player and one person stay on the center. Sawt means “voice”. The legend goes that at one stage they stopped speaking to each other for several years, only to be reconciled for the HMV (‘His Master’s Voice’, part of Gramophone Company, London) recording sessions in the early 1930s in Baghdad.Although the first audio recordings in the Gulf region were made in Bahrain after the Second World War, according to Ahmed Hachlef’s liner notes, the recordings from Bin Walid and Bin Fares featured here were most likely recorded in 1931 or 1932 at the HMV studio in Baghdad.

[1] Sawt is a complex form of urban music, originally performed by 'ud (plucked lute) and mirwas (a drum), with a violin later supplementing the arrangement.. Two men perform the dance, which is called “Zaffan”.

Sawt al-Bahrain was only published for four years, but its impact on Bahrain’s intellectual movement and its connection to the Arab region was critical. Although, he was born in Muharrak (Bahrain), he was the son of an East African from Saudi Arabia.

The music of Bahrain is part of the Persian Gulf folk traditions. This Arab country has been part of Iran for long time in the history, then for a while it was  under the rule of Al Khalifa royal family and later Bahrain became a protectorate of the United Kingdom and finally on 1972 Bahrain got independent and became part of Arab League. This music is played with oud (kind of lute) and accompanied by violin, mirwās (kind of drum), zinjārī, dumbuk ( kind of percussions). They have become an inspiration to many musicians; even today, musicians play their songs and refer to them as their http://www.qdl.qa/en/founders-bahraini-sawt-music-mohamed-bin-fares-and-dhahi-bin-walidMohamed Bin Fares and Dhahi Bin Walid are regarded as the founders of the traditional urban Gulf musical genre ṣawt, which is still performed in the region.Interlocking Patterns Meet Arabic Poetry: Musical Genres in the Upper Gulf RegionA Rich Culture Expressed in Music - Musical Instruments in The Upper Gulf RegionThe Cradle of Arabic Sawt Music: The Early Musician Generations in KuwaitMicrotones: The Piano and Muhammad Al-Qubanshi – The First Congress of Arabic Music and Early Recordings from Iraq'The Founders of Bahraini Sawt Music: Mohamed Bin Fares and Dhahi Bin Walid',Microtones: The Piano and Muhammad Al-Qubanshi – The First Congress of Arabic Music and Early Recordings from IraqA Rich Culture Expressed in Music - Musical Instruments in The Upper Gulf RegionInterlocking Patterns Meet Arabic Poetry: Musical Genres in the Upper Gulf RegionThe Cradle of Arabic Sawt Music: The Early Musician Generations in Kuwait It is also known (alongside Kuwait) for sawt music, a bluesy genre influenced by African, Indian and Persian music. Before he started to play the Unfortunately, Bin Walid’s increasing popularity and musical ability brought him into fierce competition with his former mentor Bin Fares. Bahrain was the first country in Persian Gulf who got explored for the oil. The circle dance and clap in a rhythmic way.This type of folk music is also common in most of Arabic countries in Persian Gulf and its root comes back to Africa. Oud and violin are the main instruments in this type of folk music.