Veteran researcher traces Qatar’s place memory through folk songs

Veteran Qatari researcher and cultural journalist Saleh Gharib al-Obaidli will deliver a lecture titled 'Place Memory in Folk Songs' as part of the Cultural Council of the Majlis of Seniors' cultural program. The event aims to engage older generations in intellectual and cultural discussions while highlighting Qatar's folk heritage and collective memory.

Al-Obaidli will explore the relationship between traditional songs and the locations from which they originated, demonstrating how folk music acts as an oral archive that preserves everyday life details and social and geographical environments. The lecture will present examples of folk songs tied to specific places, such as cities, neighborhoods, the sea, markets, traditional occupations, and social customs.

By examining these references in lyrics and melodies, al-Obaidli will illustrate how they help maintain images and names of places in collective memory and transmit them through generations.

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