Samri from Kuwait: ‘ya hala belli’

Samri from Kuwait: ‘ya hala belli’
A film by Rolf Killius for the Qatar Digital Library.
The piece from the Kuwaiti samri genre is called ‘ya hala belli’.
The musicians are the ’ūd player and singer, Sultan Al-Meftah and four ṭār (large frame drum) and one ṭabl drum (large drum) players.
The musical piece was recorded on 22/05/2014 in the Diwaniyah Bin Husseinin Rumaithiya, Kuwait City. Though al-Diwaniyah generally is a hall or room in a private house to receive and entertain guests it is also a place for music making, singing and dancing. The Diwaniyah Bin Hussein is a place equally respected by musicians and music-lovers.
At this event musicians and listeners gathered to play and sing leywa (or liwah), sea-music, sawt, basta, samri and fan la’buni.
© Abdullah Al Mershed
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Licence - creativecommons...