Al Ardha - The sword dance of Saudi arabia

From Janadriyah Cultural Festival February 20, 2014. About the dance from wiki: One of Saudi Arabia’s most compelling folk rituals is the Al Ardha, the country’s national dance. This sword dance is based on ancient Bedouin traditions: drummers beat out a rhythm and a poet chants verses while sword-carrying men dance shoulder to shoulder. Al-sihba folk music, has its origins in al-Andalus. In Mecca, Medina and Jeddah, dance and song incorporate the sound of the mizmar, an oboe-like woodwind instrument in th