Flavours of Dubai - Music

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If you start on a journey to discover Dubai's musical landscape you would discover that its Bedouin folk music is an integral part of the Persian Gulf's Khalleeji tradition. Even though the majority of artists in Dubai typically play rock and metal some rock bands also play alternative styles of music such as Ska and Punk.

Dubai residents show equal amount of respect to both rock and folk music. Even the distinctive dance songs composed by fishermen are also very favorite here. An additional form of music which is especially well-known in Dubai is Liwa that is practiced even at this time amongst communities that trace their origins to East Africa.

Neighborhood clubs and organizations like the Dubai Sound Society, The Dubai Lime, Ignite-Events, Phride.com, Ampulance, Shouscene and Project E have contributed phenomenally to the growth of the music industry in Dubai. They not only organize and promote concerts throughout the Emirate of Dubai but also give a platform for young talent to prosper.

Most of these clubs have their own web portals from where music junkies can obtain up-to-date facts about the most recent song and dance performances becoming conducted throughout UAE. Browse via some web sites to get initially hand facts about concerts coinciding with your next .

Seeing the immense interest new-age music generates amongst people of all age groups the neighborhood media has lapped up the opportunity and it now provides ample coverage to new rock bands, singers and performers. Radio stations like Dubai 92 FM have taken the lead in promoting newly designed rock bands. Common magazines like Time out and Cliché supply extensive coverage on the happenings in the musical arena in the country. Axon Stimulus and Black Sheep Productions are two music houses that lead from the front when it comes to promoting young artists in UAE. They aim to generate a strong community of artists and musicians in Dubai. Black Sheep Productions sponsors 14 band rosters under its fold that contain Gangway, Comcast, Twinleaf, Bullet cells, Peps Squad, Pull Box, Brown fusion, Revolution Junkies, We Ride Bike Like Look's, Lip slide, Atoka, Stampede & Shades of Grey. They even sponsor the Black Sheep Selection Awards that reward outstanding musical talent each year.

Most singers and musicians delight in a cult-like following amongst their fans in Dubai. Prominent among them are Ahlam, Aithah Al-Menhali, Al Wasmi, Samar, Reem, Rouwaida and Abdallah Belkhair. Take some time out in the course of your next Dubai holidays and watch a live performance of Abdel Moniem Al Saleh or Moniem, Dubai's first female pop star, who is well-known for her exceptional musical talent and her immaculate ability to mix Indian, Spanish and Arabic music together in 1 efficiency.

Watch her performing live, just when You are sure to return enchanted!