Salem Allan

Salem al-Allan (1914 – 25 September 1981) was a popular Fijiri singer from Bahrain.^[1] He was born in Galali, a village in Muharraq Governorate.^[2]

^ Poul Rovsing Olsen -Music in Bahrain: traditional music of the Arabian Gulf 2002 "Dawwari (Pearl divers' work song) 3:10 The three soloists (nahham), Salem al-Allan, Ahmad bu-Tabanya and Hilal bu-Khaled, are accompanied by one large double-skin drum (tabl), a pair of cymbals (tus) and a group of ca. fifty men."
^ Anniversary