2023-07-29 22:05:17
Popular songs and chants in the Emirates are among the expressive arts that have accompanied man since he became acquainted with the manifestations of the universe surrounding him, translating his feelings and emotions, and it has been inherited through generations so that it has become an extension of the characteristics of a people without the need for codification or definition. And the coast, despite the difference in some contents related to the nature of the environment and the quality of life and craft.
An epic legacy
Heritage researcher Juma bin Thalith confirms that the popular song in the Emirates is an expression of a society characterized by the credibility of its members, their spontaneity and their strong emotions. The Arab nation is full of epics and popular biographies.
Bin Thalith adds: The first Arab origins lie in their essence in the Bedouin origins with the urban data of the city’s population and the effects of the environment and the site related to the contact of the region’s residents with the cultures and peoples of the neighboring regions, through trade and exchange of cultures that gave the Emirati folk song a distinctive, homogeneous character that remains with the passage of time. As for the most important early cultural features of the popular song in the United Arab Emirates, it is the art of shoeing, “camel running” or “passenger running”, which are the songs that the group repeats on the appearance of camels during the route of the caravan.
Strategic location
The book “Folk Songs and Dances in the United Arab Emirates” issued by the Dubai Municipality, Department of Administrative Affairs, Department of Antiquities and Museums, deals with the impact of the environment on the diversity of folk songs. Fertility, this environmental characteristic with the excellent strategic location on the trade route earned it the diversity that was reflected in the artistic colors.
Out of this diversity, the art of the “Nubans” is one of the arts coming from the country of Nubia “southern Egypt” and combines singing and dancing with the participation of women, drummers and the tambura player, which is considered the main instrument in the “Nubans”.
On the other hand, the art of “Habban” came to the region through tribes of Arab origin, some of whom migrated to the Arab shores, carrying with them the art of “Habban.” The “Habban” band consists of equal numbers of men and women ranging between 15-20. This dance is distinguished by its use of the “Habban” bagpipes.
Rare arts
Among the arts that are rarely practiced on wedding occasions, the book “Popular Songs and Dances in the United Arab Emirates” mentions that the art of “dan” is an Arab art that came from the Al-Batinah region in “Oman” that combines singing and dancing, but it is rarely practiced at weddings. It consists of two opposite rows, each row consists of three men and four women, and the musicians stand between them. The “Andima” dance is also one of the African dances that migrated to the Arab Gulf shores.
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