Kuwait: Sea Songs from the Arabian Gulf

• Published in: Asian Music Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 140 - 149
• Main Author: Sonneborn, D A
• Format: Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca University of Texas at Austin (University of Texas Press) 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Arabic language; Bands; Bible; Cultural heritage; Cultural identity; Ethnomusicology; Literary translation; Musical recordings; Musicians & conductors; Nonfiction; Religious literature; Rhythm; Singers; Saudi Arabia; Persian Gulf states; United States > US; Qatar; Japan; Denmark; Italy; Persian Gulf; Arabian Sea; Kuwait; Bahrain; Jutland

When the Kuwaiti maritime industry was active, all-night entertainments were held in a seafarers' community hall (dlwâniyah) after a ship's safe return to port, but these days the performances are held as cultural heritage celebrations ranging from dlwaniyahs to weddings to concert halls.R...