AN interactive children’s book featuring traditional Bahraini music aims to showcase and preserve the kingdom’s rich heritage through words, song and dance.
The melodic soundbook entitled Hazawi Lawal took almost two years to complete and was launched this week. The title translates to ‘old traditional stories and songs’.
It has been created by education entrepreneur Sabine Muller and award-winning filmmaker Mahmood Al-Yousif. They selected the songs and developed the graphics and the characters with artist Mahmood Al Khaja.
“There’s nothing quite like it,” said German expatriate Sabine, 41, a mother-of-two, who lives in Saar. “We wanted to celebrate Arabian cultural heritage, especially in the Gulf region.”
The book features five traditional songs – Gurgaon, Habash Labash, Hamama Noodi, Sweara and Tig Ya Matar.
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