About this episode
Joseph Braude discusses the popular music of the Persian Gulf and its African influences.
Scholar and author Joseph Braude guides us through the often overlooked popular music of the Persian Gulf, the music known as Khaliji. We learn about the Africans of places like Bahrain and Kuwait - slaves of yore - their free descendents, and more recent waves of African immigrants, notably from Sudan. This episode features spectacular historic recordings, such as the songs of the all but disappeared pearl divers, a well as Khaliji hits by the likes of Abdullah al-Ruwaished and Areel Abou Bakr. Produced by Banning Eyre APWW #520
People in this episode
Host: Afropop Worldwide
Guest: Joseph Braude
Topics covered
- Persian Gulf music
- Khaliji
- African immigrants
- historical recordings
- cultural heritage
Keywords
- Khaliji
- Persian Gulf
- African music
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
- Sudan
- historical recordings
- Abdullah al-Ruwaished
- Areel Abou Bakr
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Khaliji
Places: Bahrain, Kuwait, Sudan
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