30 July 2020
Bahrain Culture Authority Celebrates Eid El Adha, Rebroadcasts a concert in tribute to the Late Abu Bakr Salem on its You Tube Channel
In celebration of Eid Al-Adha, the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities presents the musical evening A Tribute to Abu Baker Salem presented by the Bahraini artist Mohammed Al Bakri and the Bahrain Music Band on the first day of Eid, Friday the 31st of July, starting at 7:00 pm on the Authority’s official website @culturebah on YouTube channel. Indeed, the Cultural Hall had previously hosted this concert in June 2018.
During this amazing music concert, artist Mohammad Al-Bakri revives the sweetest memories evoked by the legacy of the Great star, Abu Bakr Salem, performing a selection diversified songs of the late artist, which were written by the masters of Arabic poetry and composed by most prominent Arab musicians. The list of songs performed by the artist in this concert include: ‘Sirr Hobbi”, “Abu Janaheen”, Ya Sommar”, “ Ya Sahran”, Salam”, Ya Tair dhawi” etc.
Worth to mention that Bahrain Culture Authority has started to carry out its work plan strategy masterminding a visionary endeavor transforming the actual daily activities into virtual reality shows and events. In fact, Bahrain Culture Authority started as early as the pandemic outbreak to implement this vision by offering an array of cultural and educational events via its educational portal and other websites on a daily basis. BACA’s e-content is widely versified ranging between exhibitions, world –class concerts, virtual visits to historical sites, museums, visitor centers and shows, documentary films, and interactive activities for the all ages public. This rich cultural e-content can be easily accessed via BACA’s official website www.culture-gov.bh or via its social networks accounts on @culturebah
The 2020 edition of Bahrain Summer Festival, held between 2-31 August, coincides this year with Bahrain Culture Authority’s moto in 2020, which is devoted to highlight “Dilmun: Land of Density”. The festival takes into consideration the existing health precautionary measures and social distancing procedures, transferring its activities and events online, under the theme “Virtually Together”. Please stay tuned and follow the festival’s daily events on social media channels on @Nakhoolbah, as well as login on to Bahrain Summer Festival’s program for more details about events and dates on www.bahrainsummer.com
