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The music of Bahrain 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, Ali Bahar and Khalid al Shaikh (a singer and oud player) are among the most popular musicians from Bahrain.[1] Bahraini hip hop is also an important part of the music of Bahrain, which has produced performers like DJ Outlaw. Bahrain's #1 hiphop entertainment and probably in the Persian Gulf is iGrind which consists of the Persian Gulf's #1 rapper and hip hop's ambassador: Hotline, the #1 arab rapper in the world: DBoy and the young phenomenal rapper: Moneymar. 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] There is also a strong heavy metal and Hard rock community in the country, with many groups writing and performing original and cover songs. Noteworthy bands in the history of the community include Hard rock outfit Dive, influential thrash metal band Motör Militia, a metal band Delusions of Grandeur and Progressive rock/heavy metal band Avatar. In addition, there are a number of groups whose pages can be found on MySpace—notably, black metal band Smouldering In Forgotten and Shadow Arson(www.myspace.com/shadowxarson), comedy metal band Screw me sideways, melodic metalcore band Eternal Calamity, melodic death metal band An Undergoing Tragedy, alternative emotional metal band Severd, Doom Death Melodic metal band Doomshed and hardcore/thrash metal band Path Under Calm. There are also a handful of other bands in the country, such as Backtorn, Illusions, and Broken Skulls.Moreover there are also some indie rock bands these include 'The Frets' www.myspace.com/thefretsbh also there are solo artists such as Ed Pringle who plays alternative (www.myspace.com/edpringle) and many more. There is a website showcasing all upcoming musicians in Bahrain, called (http://www.BahrainTalent.com), which is focused on giving mostly underground artists exposure. 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.[3] Liwa and Fann at-Tanbura are types of music and dance performed mainly in communities which contain descendants of East Africans. Hind is a popular new singer from Bahrain who just released her new albu called "El Ghroub" on the Rotana label.
[edit] KhaleejiMain article: Khaliji (music) 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. Khaleeji singer Ali Bahar is one of the few Bahraini pop stars to sing in a local dialect, along with his band Al Ekhwa.[4] [edit] References
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