Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah holds musical concert ‘Samiriyat’

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Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah held a musical concert titled ‘Samiriyat’ performed by vocalist Samah Khaled on Wedneday evening at the Yarmouk Cultural Centre. ‘Samri’ is a folkloric music and dance native to Najd and common as a musical style in Khaliji music.

It involves singing poetry while the daff drum is being played often while two rows of men, seated on the knees, sway and clap to the rhythm.

Al-Samri – derived from the Arabic word (Samar) or night – is believed to be the most celebrated form of traditional music in the country. Al-Samri is usually preformed using percussions with a main vocalist reciting and singing a line repeated in a chorus by other people involved in the performance.

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