21st
Issue of Omani Music Magazine Released

Muscat,
11 June 2026 (ONA) — Oman Music Center, operating under the Directorate
General of Arts at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, has released the
21st issue of the Omani Music Magazine, an electronic publication. This release
continues the Center’s efforts to support artistic and cultural movements in
the region.

The
magazine, issued periodically, focuses on Omani music specifically and Arab
music more broadly. Its sections cover a range of topics including musical
thought, literature, heritage, music history, notable figures, musical
compositions, and scientific, philosophical, and social studies related to
musicology.

The
editorial of this issue is dedicated to the late Omani singer Jassim Abdullah
Obaid Al Shaqsi, known as “Shadi Oman.” He was born on 17 May 1951, in the
Wilayat of Sohar.

In
the “Artistic Windows” section, the magazine features an interview with Ahmed
Mubarak Ghadir. Born in 1959 in Dhofar Governorate, he is regarded as a pioneer
of contemporary Omani song. Between 1971 and 1979, he performed concerts in
Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen. He also took part in the 10th National Day
celebrations in 1980, and released several albums from the early 1980s through
the early 1990s.

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