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Fijiri

(; sometimes spelled , , or ) is the specific repertoire of vocal music sung by the pearl divers of Eastern Arabia's coastal Gulf states, especially Bahrain and Kuwait. A lead singer is backed up by

See also#

  • Music of Bahrain
  • Music of Kuwait
  • Culture of Eastern Arabia
  • Sawt (music)
  • Liwa (music)
  • Pearl diving
  • Youtube clip of The Ghalali traditional music and dance group performing a Fijiri song in a village near Muharraq, Bahrain, October 7 2009
  • Audio samples of Salem Allan and Ahmad Butabbanya on Zeryab.com
Genre family
Arabic music, Middle Eastern traditional music
Region
Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates