Ali Bahar

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Ali Bahar
Birth name	Ali Khamis Ibrahim Bahar
Origin	Muharraq, Bahrain
Genre(s)	Reggea, Latin and Pop
Label(s)	Al-nazaer

Ali Bahar is a famous musician from Bahrain. He is known for singing in the local Bahrain dialect of Arabic. He plays with his band, called "Al Ekhwa".

[edit] Biography

Ali Bahar is the lead singer Of His Band. Growing up in Muharraq, Bahrain ( precisely in Al-Binali neighborhood ), he was influenced by the 60s and 70s musical revolution, as well as reggae. Living in a cosmopolitan country with a diverse community, he got introduced into different genres of music, which encouraged him to learn playing many instruments, The guitar in the lead.

Ali Bahar alongside with his lifetime friend Khalid Al-Thawadi ( Asia's best guitarist in 2001 ), his brother Essa Bahar, accompanied by many other members who were constantly in and out of the Band, as well as his cousin Wajeeh, his friends Sultan and Nader Harvested many successes locally and regionally, and established their reputation as Bahrain's best Band.

Al Ekhwa band is considered to be the largest spreading band in the Persian Gulf and the Arabic World. The Band First got established in the Seventies (1971-1972) under the name "Al Sakhra" (The Rock). In the year 1986, They changed The Bands name Officially to "Al Ekhwa al Bahrainiya". The band style in music was sad, influenced by the eastern music, which the audience loved and enjoyed. The Band up to now released 25 Albums till the 2005 Album "Dam' al Ayon".