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Sound of the ’60s: Saudi composer looks back on Kingdom’s musical rebirth

  • Even carrying a musical instrument used to be considered a sin in Saudi Arabia
  • In 1962, then Crown Prince Faisal, who later became king, eased the prohibition
By DEEMA AL-KHUDAIR ·

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