‘Wave’ … New Program to Support Saudi Talents in Music

The Commission aims at supporting musicians and promoting their works around the world. (SPA).
The Commission aims at supporting musicians and promoting their works around the world. (SPA).
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‘Wave’ … New Program to Support Saudi Talents in Music

The Commission aims at supporting musicians and promoting their works around the world. (SPA).
The Commission aims at supporting musicians and promoting their works around the world. (SPA).

The Saudi Music Commission has launched the “Wave” training program in Riyadh, in cooperation with the Anghami platform, under the slogan “This is Your Time”, to help promote the music community in Saudi Arabia, support the emerging talents and nurture their musical potentials and boost the industry.

“Wave will redefine the Saudi music scene at the international level. Through this program we not only promote the growth of new musical talents, but also enable them to showcase their unique art to the world,” said CEO of the Music Commission Paul Pacifico.

“This program will firmly position the Kingdom at the forefront as a center for musical innovation and creative experiences,” he added, stressing on its deep impact on the aspiring music graduates, as it provides a priceless opportunity for the promising talents to kick off their careers in the field through the training and guidance that enhance their capabilities and provide them with the required tools.

The program offers music graduates and aspiring artists a series of training and music production workshops by industry professionals who will provide them with the basic skills to launch their careers. The goal is to graduate 100 exceptional talents fully qualified to excel in different musical fields.

The program is part of an inclusive framework designed to guide aspiring artists to produce unique and exceptional music by taking them in a wholesome journey to explore the different aspects of the music industry such as song writing, composition, production, distribution and mixing, under the surveillance of professional producers, sound engineers, singers, and composers in workshops that contribute to improving their skills.

The Saudi Music Commission was established to put the foundation for the infrastructure of the music culture in the kingdom, and to offer everyone who’s interested the chance to learn music, in addition to discovering, nurturing, and empowering the talents, and raising awareness about the music culture.

It also aims at building an industry that could contribute to the domestic economy by creating work opportunities for both genders, producing and managing live cultural shows, musical recordings, and centers to teach music to amateurs, as well as organizing and documenting folkloric performances and Saudi music shows in order to enrich the social and patriotic sense, and promote the cultural identity locally, regionally and globally.



AlUla World Archaeology Conference to Explore Challenges, Future of Nomadic Societies

The conference will bring together researchers and experts in archaeology and cultural heritage from around the world. SPa
The conference will bring together researchers and experts in archaeology and cultural heritage from around the world. SPa
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AlUla World Archaeology Conference to Explore Challenges, Future of Nomadic Societies

The conference will bring together researchers and experts in archaeology and cultural heritage from around the world. SPa
The conference will bring together researchers and experts in archaeology and cultural heritage from around the world. SPa

The Royal Commission for AlUla will host a global archaeology conference addressing the future of archeology and the heritage of nomadic societies on October 30-31.
The conference, set to alternate with the AlUla World Archaeology Summit year after year, will bring together researchers and experts in archaeology and cultural heritage from around the world.
At the Maraya mirrored wonder nestled amidst the captivating landscape of AlUla, the event will consist of presentations, dialogues, workshops, and case studies, and will showcase a collection of archaeological artifacts discovered in AlUla by archaeological missions.
The conference will highlight the essential role of mobility in shaping the world we know today. Since prehistoric times, mobility has been the means to access new opportunities, improve living conditions, explore, and address environmental challenges, natural disasters, and social and political instabilities, among others.
While mobility remains challenging for some, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic's movement restrictions at the time, the conference provides an opportunity to shed light on various aspects of mobility and nomadic societies, challenging traditional assumptions about mobility in the past and present.
The conference will focus on the fundamental role of prehistoric mobility, when movement was the primary means to reach areas with new opportunities and seek life chances. Caravan mobility served as a means to address environmental challenges and natural disasters.
At a time when mobility remains a challenge, the conference offers an opportunity to illuminate different facets of mobility and nomadic societies.
Royal Commission for AlUla Vice President of Culture Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani said in a statement issued Tuesday that the conference aims to provide an advanced and pioneering platform for dialogue and collaboration, and that it will alternate with the summit the following year.
The commission, he said, seeks to maintain the momentum generated by the summit last year through the conference, while preparing for AlUla World Archaeology Summit in 2025.
Alsuhaibani said today AlUla is one of the most active regions in the world regarding archaeological exploration, with over 30,000 archaeological sites identified, and 12 ongoing search projects in its rich cultural landscape.
“AlUla has held a unique position for thousands of years as a crossroads for civilizations, serving as a beacon for cultural and intellectual exchange,” Alsuhaibani said.
Key speakers at the conference include Professor Willeke Wendrich from the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles, archaeology Professor Stefano Biagetti from the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, and Peter Debrine, leader of Sustainable Tourism Programme at UNESCO World Heritage Centre in Paris.
Research overseen by the Royal Commission for AlUla by Saudi and international archaeologists has shed light on various wonders of AlUla's history through the ages, including the massive stone structures known as “mustatil” (rectangle, in Arabic).
Among the discovered wonders are also the ancient stone-built traps for animals, known as “desert kites,” the long “funerary avenues” that connected oases and pastures through corridors lined with tombs, and the dwellings known as the “standing stone circles.”
Studies indicate that early societies in northwestern Arabian Peninsula were more complex and interconnected with the broader region than previously believed.
The conference is anticipated to host the first-ever global exhibition featuring archaeological pieces from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy. The agenda also includes field visits to prominent archaeological sites in AlUla and surrounding areas of note, including Tayma and Khaybar.