Team Saudi Arabia

The sonic landscape of Saudi Arabian music is laden with delicate and intricate motifs. Instruments like the oud, qanun and goblet drum as well as call-and-response compositional techniques fuel songs such as Rabeh Saqer’s rousing “Fog Ya Saudi” and Zayed Al Saleh’s solemnly majestic “Aghla Watan”. Meanwhile, Khalid Almorikhy’s “Ya Watanna” and Waed’s “Bent Al Saudia” set a percussive tone against vocals full of pathos, creating quintessential Middle Eastern delights.