Amr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Diab is an Egyptian singer, composer and actor. He has established himself as a globally acclaimed recording artist and author. He is a Guinness World Record holder, the best selling Middle Eastern artist, a seven-times winner of World Music Awards and five-times winner of Platinum Records.
The music of Qatar is based on sea folk poetry, song and dance. The historical importance of pearl fishing have deeply resonated within the region's artistic expression, manifesting in melodies, tunes, and dances that reflect the enduring bond between humanity and the sea. Traditional dances in Doha are performed on Friday afternoons; one such dance is the Ardah, a stylized martial dance performed by two rows of dancers who are accompanied by an array of percussion instruments, including al-ras, mirwas and cymbals with small drums. Other folk instruments include the oud and rebaba, both string instruments, as well as the ney and sirttai, which are types of flutes.
Mesaieed is an industrial city in Al Wakrah Municipality located 36 kilometres (22 mi) south of the Qatari capital Doha. It was one of the most important cities in Qatar during the 20th century, having gained recognition as a prime industrial zone and tanking center for petroleum received from Dukhan.
Myriam Fares is a Lebanese singer, performer, and songwriter known in the Arab world as "The Queen of Stage" with a music career spanning for over twenty years since 2003. Myriam started ballet dance classes at the age of five and her talents were shown at the age of nine, when she earned the prize of oriental dance from "Little Talents" program on Lebanese public television. At the age of 15, Myriam enrolled into the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory School. When she reached the age of 20, she officially pursued a career in entertainment.
Khaliji music is the music of Eastern Arabia, the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and it is popular across the Arab world. It is traditionally characterized by heavy use of the rebab, oud and other string instruments such as the violin, the occasional use of habbān, and the inclusion of percussion instruments such as the mirwas, tabl, and duff drums. Khaliji music first started as a bedouin tradition with poetry sung by a tribe's shaa'ir, which means poet, usually accompanied by a rebab, the lyrics dealt with tales of honor, love, camel riders, and glory warriors.
The 2006 Asian Games opening ceremony was held on 1 December at the multi-purpose Khalifa International Stadium. The opening ceremony was described by the media to be one of the most breathtaking and technologically spectacular multi-sport event ceremonies in the history of the Asian Games at that time. It was created and produced by David Atkins and was filmed and broadcast live by International Games Broadcast Services' (IGBS) precursor Doha Asian Games Broadcast Services (DAGBS). 10 composers from Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt, Singapore, Japan, India, South Korea, Germany and Australia composed the score for the ceremonies.
Saad Sattam Saud Al Shammari is a Saudi Arabian-born Qatari footballer who played as a central defender for El Jaish in the Qatar Stars League, He also played for the Qatari national team.
Al Khuwayr is an abandoned village in northwest Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal. It is a popular domestic tourist attraction due to its history and ruined structures.
Qatar Museums is a Qatari government entity that oversees the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, MIA Park, QM Gallery at the Katara Cultural Village, ALRIWAQ DOHA Exhibition Space, the Al Zubarah World Heritage Site Visitor Centre, and archaeological projects throughout Qatar, as well as the development of future projects and museums that will highlight its collections across multiple areas of activity including Orientalist art, photography, sports, children's education, and wildlife conservation.
The modern Qatari art movement emerged in the mid-20th century, as a result of the new-found wealth acquired from oil exports and the subsequent modernization of Qatari society. Because of Islam's non-inclusive stance of depictions of sentient beings in visual arts, traditional figurative art historically played an insignificant role in the country's culture. Other visual art forms such as calligraphy, architecture, and textiles were more highly regarded in Qatari tradition.
Theatre was introduced to Qatar in the mid-20th century, primarily by students who went on to form their own theatrical troupes and production companies throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Most plays are hosted at the Qatar National Theater and the Qatar National Convention Centre.
Anta Eshq or Enta Eshq or Enta Ishq is an album by Qatari singer Fahad Al Kubaisi. The album was released on March 8, 2017 on YouTube, iTunes Store and other electronic musical stores. On the 15th of the same month, in the famous Kuwaiti television program "Hamad Show", presented by the television presenter Hamad Al-Ali, known as "Hamad Qalam," Fahad talked about the details of the album and then distributed the album CDs to the audience present for the episode as a surprise to his Kuwaiti audience. Fahad recorded album songs in his studio in Doha and other studios in Bahrain, UAE, Egypt and Turkey. In Turkey, he collaborated with Turkish musicians in recording most of the album's songs as Rouh and Eshtaqt Lek.
Qatari literature traces its origins back to the 19th century. Originally, written poetry was the most common form of expression, but poetry later fell out of favor after Qatar began reaping the profits from oil exports in the mid-20th century and many Qataris abandoned their Bedouin traditions in favor of more urban lifestyles.
Cinema in Qatar is a relatively young industry that evolved as part of the country’s plans to develop different local sectors with the aim of accumulating international recognition and status. Many major steps were taken to implement a long-term plan to develop the infrastructure as well as giving opportunities to local talents to have a platform that establishes their presence within the film industry with the support of the Doha Film Institute, and their various grants, workshops and festivals. The Qatar National Vision 2030 has three major pillars to development: human, social economic and environmental; this vision provides frameworks that enable the development of different elements within Qatar and its society; one of which is the high importance put on developing and cultivating artistic talents to represent and define Qatar on a global scale. Another important element in developing the movie industry is the influence and vision of Sheikha Al Mayassa who founded Doha Film Institution; the establishment of film as a mode of storytelling was imperative because it serves the purpose of granting Qatar a global presence through the talents that are supported and cultivated because of her initiative. The film industry plays a role in amplifying the Qatari national identity alongside the identity of the Arab world as a whole.
Abdullah Al-Salem (Arabic: عبدالله السالم, romanized: eabdallah alssalim. Abdullah Al-Salem was born in 1975, in Doha and lived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. In Qatar, he held the position of Director of the Doha International Center for Dialogue of Religions. He writes on his website and the literature of his literary works, Including poetry, literary criticism, short stories, articles and letters.He holds a master's degree in law and currently holds a PhD in family law. He also wrote articles for the Burooq and Al Jasra magazine, and participated in many festivals and evenings in Qatar. He published a critical book entitled: The Poetry Defects: A Critical Study in Building the Contemporary Nabati Poem.
Yousef Al-Kubaisi is a Qatari footballer who plays as a forward.
"Dreamers" is a 2022 song by South Korean singer Jungkook of BTS. Part of the 2022 FIFA World Cup official soundtrack, the song was released on November 20 to coincide with the first match of that year's FIFA World Cup and its opening ceremony.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony took place on Sunday, 20 November 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, prior to the opening match of the tournament between hosts Qatar and Ecuador. It included appearances by Morgan Freeman and Ghanim Al-Muftah, and a performance by South Korean singer Jungkook of BTS.
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Soundtrack is a compilation album with various artists released in 2022. This album is the official music album of the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar.
Fatma Shaddad was a Qatari musician and actress. Best known for forming the country's first all-female band, she has been described as a pioneer in Qatari folk music.
