Al Ekhwa band " The Brothers " is a Bahraini musical band that was formed by the widely Bahraini known performer of the western music singer/guitarist Ali Bahar in 1986. They were called variously Al Sakhra " The Stone " But finally the band name got changed to Al Ekhwa " The Brothers ".[1] They recorded such reggae, pop, and Latin songs.
Al Ekhwa has become one of the most successful band in Arabic world.[citation needed] The band is an Arabic well known for the technical proficiency of its instrumentalists, specially Khalid Al-Thawadi who is considered an Arabic guitar icon. The band's albums selling record is one of the highest records in the history of Bahrain music. In 2006, The band was named as "The Story of Bahrain" by a political Bahraini writer in Al-ayam Bahraini newspaper. also, the other Bahraini newspaper Akhbar Al-khaleej on it is first page demanded the Bahraini Prime minister to support the band. By performing a live show in front of 116,000 people during Muscat festival in Oman, the band made the highest audience record ever for an Arabic band live shows.
[edit] Recorded albums
- Al Bahria(1987)
- Al Ekhwa(1988)
- Al Ekhwa(1989)
- Al Ekhwa(1990)
- Al Bariha(1991)
- Al Ekhwa(1992)
- Esh gad Ahebech(1993)
- Al Hejran(1993)
- Al Ekhwa (1994)
- Sadegeny (1995)
- Jamal Al Koon(1996)
- Meshtaq(1997)
- Classic Al Ekhwa(1998)
- Ya Sahebi(1999)
- Al Deera(2000)
- Rahat(2000)
- Ana Astahil(2001)
- Asa Khair (2002)
- Amer Tedalel(2003)
- Al Ekhwa(2003)
- Dam Al Oyoon(2005)
- Garamyat Al Ekhwa(2005)
- Mowaweel Al Shoog(2009)
[edit] Ali Bahar
Ali khamis Ibrahim Bahar (born 1960 - July 2011) the lead vocals, guitar and organ player is the cutting edge and the most important member in the band due to his outstanding popularity in the region. "the band will break up if Ali Bahar is gone" the drummer Wajeeh said during an interview. Bahar grew up in Muharraq Bin-Ali neighborhood in a simple family. He started playing music at the age of 12 after he was influenced by the Lebanese singer Fairooz,Carlos Santana and Bob Marley. in the 90s Ali Bahar with his band AlEkhwa were almost leading the music market in Bahrain for more than a decade. Now Bahar is considered one of the most famous and influencing Bahraini characters in the 20th century. With people calling him the "Bob Marley" of the Persian Gulf. "Yeah some people called me Bob Marley, but I have no comments on this" Bahar said in response. Furthermore, he is widely known as the ambassador of the Bahraini Music over the world and also intriguing other parts of the Persian Gulf on account of his staggering voice and sentimental words. 3 July, 2011 Ali's murder was confirmed, and thence fans were shattered in grief. The cause of his death was declared to be because of a lung infection.
[edit] Band members
- Ali Bahar – lead vocals, guitar and organ (1986–2011)
- Khalid Al-Thawadi – lead guitarist and backing vocals (1987–present)
- Essa Bahar – bass guitar (1986–present)
- Sultan Salem – conga (1986–present)
- Wajeeh Hassan – drums (1996–present)
[edit] Former members
- Ibrahim Al-Thawadi – drums (1986–1995)
- Nader Rafeei – percussion (1986–1992)
- Abdullah Al-shorogi – organ (1996–2002)
[edit] Touring members
- Mohamed Rashed – guitar (2006–present)
[edit] References
