Martin von den Driesch photography

folklore performance at Dubai's Bastakiya quarter

traditional beduin music and folklore: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, DUBAI, 21.03.2009. for an exhibition opening attended by the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, a group of men demonstrates local dances and music. For the past 40 years, Dubai has been transformed rapidly - from a desert village to an international center for finance and tourism. With locals making up now less than 20% of the population, many efforts are taken to remind about the UAE's beduin history.

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Image Size: 3780x2519 / 5.6MB; Asia United Arab emirate UAE Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Maktoum ruler vice deputy president prestige project old town quarter Bastakiya exhibition art vernissage renovation traditional music beduin tradition city metropolis development contrast past history future modern tourism finance economy village vision
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traditional beduin music and folklore: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, DUBAI, 21.03.2009. for an exhibition opening attended by the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, a group of men demonstrates local dances and music. For the past 40 years, Dubai has been transformed rapidly - from a desert village to an international center for finance and tourism. With locals making up now less than 20% of the population, many efforts are taken to remind about the UAE's beduin history.