Music of the United Arab Emirates
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The music of the United Arab Emirates is a part of the Persian Gulf khaleeji tradition, and is also known for Bedouin folk music. Distinctive dance songs from the area's fishermen are also well-known, but the country's most famous performers are Ahlam, the first female pop star in the Persian Gulf, Abdel Moniem Al Saleh or Moniem, who is famous for his exceptional talent in songs' writing, music producing and singing, and he was the first musician to mix Indian, Spanish and Arabic music together. Aithah Al-Menhali, and Al Wasmi. Other singers from the United Arab Emirates include Samar, Reem, Rouwaida, and Abdallah Belkhair among others.
Liwa is a type of music and dance performed mainly in communities which contain descendants of East Africans.
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[edit] Underground music in the UAE
The UAE houses a considerably lively underground music scene, consisting mostly of expatriates, concentrated in Dubai. The majority of local artists play Rock and Metal music, but some bands playing alternative styles of music such as Ska, Punk and Experimental have also emerged. Local organizations such as the American University in Dubai Sound Society, The Dubai Lime, Ignite-Events, Phride.com, Ampulance, Shouscene? and Project E are key players in moving the music scene forward, in terms of organizing and promoting concerts and bands as well as providing an online discussion area for local scenesters wishing to know more about what events are coming up. The local media is also taking notice of bands from the scene, radio stations like Dubai 92 FM and publications like Timeout Dubai featuring bands on a regular basis. June 2008 saw the re-launch of AXON Stimulus, a creative company that serves the underground arts scene in the UAE. "Cliché in a Box?", an urban underground art exhibition hosted by Cliché Magazine, also featured the release of AXON's first album by Obleek Mode. Entitled "The Mutiny", it is the debut album of the lounge/experimental trio from Dubai, establishing the presence of electronic music in the UAE.
[edit] The Blacksheep Production
The Blacksheep production is an Independent production of bands and artist in the UAE. It started on July 14, 2008 with their debut gig The Strong South, focusing more on the up and coming artist of the UAE. The Blacksheep Production aim is to create a platform and a strong community of artist and musicians in the UAE. Having a strong regular monthly gig in Club Submarine, The Blacksheep gain a huge number of followers and loyal supporters.
After a year of playing gigs at Club Submarine, The Blacksheep production moved to its new house to cater to a much eclectic audience at The Alpha Club, Le Meridien Village, Le Meridien Hotel, Garhoud, Dubai. The production celebrated their 1 year anniversary with the launching of its 1st annual The Blacksheep Choice Awards that gave some recognition to all the artist that was voted by all the fans and supporters of the underground scene.
The Blacksheep production has now 14 band rosters. It includes Dangwa, Concast, Tsinelaz, Bulletcells, Pehps Squad, Pull Box, Brownfusion, Revolution Junkies, We Ride Bike Like Loko's, Lipslide, Atoko, Stampede & Shades of Grey.
The Blacksheep production is set to release their 1st compilation album late this year 2010.
You can check out the website at: www.wearetheblacksheep.com
[edit] References
- Badley, Bill. "Sounds of the Arabian Peninsula". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, pp 351-354. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0
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