Fijiri Pearl-Diver Sea Songs

Follow the lead singer's call-and-response and rhythm of clapping, drums and jars as divers haul ropes; accuracy grows the crew's pearl haul.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Kuwait, Bahrain.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia.