Sultaneez
Sultaniz/Sultanies | |
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![]() Sultanies band in their final persian album cover "Aroosi Non-stop" circa 2000 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Bahrain |
Genres | Bandari music (Bastaki Achomi, Persian), Arabic Khaleeji music, Egyptian Arabic, English pop |
Years active | 1985-2006 |
Past members | Ahmed Sultan Habib Sultan Khaled Abdul Aziz Hisham Hakimi Youssef Sultan Abdul Qadir Nabil Gurban Gholum Murad Mahmoud Bahram Adel Abbas Ahmad Jahromi Abbas Fawad Ramin Khaled Ismail Juma'an Mohammad Khaled Sultan |
Sultaniz or Sultanies Band (Arabic: فرقة سلطانيز) were a musical band of Bahraini Iranians who published and performed folkloric songs of Irahistan (Laristan) in Achomi/Khodmooni/Lari Parsig (Bastaki dialect),[1] and songs in Tehrani/Iranian Farsi (New Persian),[2] Portuguese,[3] and Arabic (Egyptian and Gulf Dialects).[4] This group is known in Bahrain as "Sultaniz/Sultanies group" (Arabic: فرقة سلطانيز). The first album of this group was released in 1989 and the last album was released in 2003. The main singer of the group was "Ahmad Sultan".
History
The Band was formed in August 1985 in Tariq Sultan's engagement party in the Hilton hotel, Bahrain, they continued to gain in popularity by the people of Bahrain and south Iran up until their dissolution in January 2006.
During their years of activity, Sultaneez performed on Bahrain television and music festivals, and have influenced the musicians of the new southern singers of Iran. It is because of this that Sultanies are remembered as one of the most influential bands of southern Iranian (Bandari) music.
After their "Qesat hoby" album in 1996 Ahmed Sultan, Ali Bahar and Jamal Al-Seeb and released a collaborative Album titled "Carnival Bahraini" (Arabic: كرنڤال بحريني),[5] Then in 2003 Ahmed Sultan and the Sultanies Band released an album titled "Ismahili," with rotana
Ahmed Sultan currently works at the Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB),[6][7][8] he is an Executive Director – International Offices & Business Development (Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics).[6][7][8]
Legacy
Their Bastaki Achomi/Khodmooni Parsig song "Naz Akon Naz Akon" inspired by Yusuf Hadi Bastaki's folkloric song of the same name,[9][1] and one of the most popular songs of this group,[10] released on June 25, 1990,[11][note 1] was the basis that inspired Kouros Shahmiri's Iranian Persian song "Naz Nakon", which was released later (1998 AD),[12][note 2][13][1] which was also inspired by Sultanies' "Raftom Bebagh" (رفتوم به باغ) which in addition to Kouros Shahmiri's version, also inspired the 2017 Iraqi Arabic version "Hallah Hallah Ya Jamallak" (Arabic: هالله هالله يا جمالك) by Oras Sattar,[14][note 3] the 2010 song "Chayi Chayi" by Kouros was also inspired by the song of Soltaniz "Chayi Chayeem Kalam Dard Akon", which was released in 1989,[15][16] additionally, in March 2024 a Mazendarani inspired rendition of the song was sung and published by Ebi Aali titled "Shah Detar" (King's Daughter/Princess).[17]
On August 19, 2024, Ahmed Sultan remastered his songs "Naz Akon + Raftom Bebagh," bringing a fresh and updated sound to the beloved track.[18]
Concerts
Sultanies were known for their concerts in which they performed famous Arabic, Persian, English and sometimes Achomi music from their albums, even though their last album was published in 2003, they still performed concerts, mostly at weddings and parties. Their last concert was their retirement concert in 2006 which included Arabic and Persian songs like the Persian song from Mansour "Azize Delami" their first performance was at 1985 at Tariq sultan's engagement party, their first performance was what started the band with the original members (Ahmed sultan, Yousef sultan and Habib sultan). Many Sultanies concerts are not digitalized and are being sold in the form of audio cassettes. Al ahram audio cassettes was a record company based in Manama, Bahrain and helped Sultanies publish their concert songs on cassette and CD.
Date | Location |
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1990[3] | |
1996[19] | Bahrain |
19/02/1999[20] | Oman, Muscat |
Group members
The manager of the group was Abdullah Ishaq and the main singer was Ahmad Sultan. Other members of the group were as follows:
- Ahmad Sultan: keyboard, lead singer
- Habib Sultan: Bass Guitar
- Khaled Abdul Aziz: Drums - singer
- Hisham Hakimi: Timba - singer
- Youssef Sultan: Choral
- Abdul Qadir: Percussion
- Nabil khonji: Drums
- Gholum Murad: Timba ✞
- Mahmoud Bahram: Percussion
- Adel Abbas: Drums
- Ahmad Jahormi: Drummer
- Abbas Fawad Ramin: Choral
- Khaled Ismail, Juman Mohammad and Khaled: Sound Engineering
- Sultan: Percussion
Works
Albums
Album | Songs | Release year | Language |
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موسم بهار, mawsem-e-bahar, 'Spring Season'[21][22] |
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1989 | Achomi (Bastaki) |
هجران, hijran, 'separation'[23] |
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1989 | Arabic (Bahraini, Gulf dialects) |
خود بدا, Khod Beda[24] |
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1990 | Persian (Farsi), Achomi (Bastaki) |
حبيبه, Habibeh, 'Lover (female)'[25] |
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1991 | Arabic (Bahraini, Gulf dialects, MSA) |
یارُم گُلِن, Yarum Golen, 'My friend is a flower'[26] |
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1994 | Achomi (Bastaki) |
قصة حبي, Qisat Hobi, 'Story of my love'[27] |
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1996 | Arabic (Bahraini, Gulf dialects) |
Bahraini Carnival (كرنڤال بحريني)[5] - Collab |
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1996 | Arabic (Bahraini, Bahrani, Gulf dialects) |
Aroosi without stop |
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2000 | Persian (Farsi) |
اسمحيلي, Esmaheely, 'Allow me (female)'[4] |
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2003 | Arabic (Bahraini, Bahrani, Lebanese, Gulf dialects) |
Singles
- Ahmed Sultan - Zendegi Ba To (Cover)[30][2]
- Ahmed Sultan - Naz Akon (ناز اکن), 2024.[18]
- Ahmed Sultan - Bastaki Party (حفله بستکی), 2025.[31]
Gallery
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Sultanies "mawsem-e-bahar" group shot
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Sultanies "Aroosi without stop" album cover
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Sultanies Hijran Album cover
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Habibeh Album cover
External links
- Sultaneez on Bastak Music
- Ahmed Sultan on YouTube
- Sultanies on Spotify
- Sultanies on YouTube Music
- Sultanies on Apple Music
References
- ^ a b c "آهنگ بستکی ناز اَکُن ناز اَکُن از گروه بحرینی سلطانیز" [Bastaki song Naz Akon Naz Akon from Bahraini Group Sultaniz]. طرفداری (in Persian). 2024-07-23. Archived from the original on 2025-08-04. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
این آهنگ ابتدا توسط مرحوم یوسف هادی (ترانه از محمدعلی غیرت بستکی) در سال ۱۹۸۹ اجرا شد و یک سال بعد در سال ۱۹۹۰ گروه بحرینی سُلطانیز آن را بازخوانی کرد. کورُس نیز در سال ۱۹۹۸ (۱۳۷۷) با ترانه نازن نکن و در سبک و استایل بندری بازخوانی مجددی آهنگ را انجام داد
[This song was first performed by the late Yousef Hadi (song by Mohammad Ali Ghairat Bastaki) in 1989, and a year later, in 1990, the Bahraini group Sultaniz re-recorded it. Kouros also re-recorded the song in 1998 (1377) with the song Nazan Nakon, in the Bandari style.] - ^ a b Ahmed Sultan (2020-06-13). زندگي باتو سلطانيز. Retrieved 2025-05-07 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "Sultanies 1990 Concert Cassette". Reddit. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
- ^ a b Ghanely.com. "ألبوم اسمحيلي 2003 - فرقه سلطانيز - أغاني بحرينية". غنيلي | اغاني MP3 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ a b "Carnaval Bahraini 2 (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ a b "Management team". Invest in Bahrain. Archived from the original on 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ a b "Ahmed Sultan". LinkedIn.
- ^ a b "From strength to strength, Bahrain and Japan to go green together". Arab News Japan. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ Gamberon Music (2020-10-29). Yusef Hadi - Naz Akon | Bastaki | یوسف هادی - ناز اکن - بستکی. Retrieved 2024-09-10 – via YouTube.
- ^ abdrahman yaghie (2015-03-22). Naz Nakon Sltaniz great hit فرقة سلطانيز الفارسيه نازكن. Retrieved 2024-09-10 – via YouTube.
- ^ فرقة سلطانيز - Topic (2017-11-27). نازكن. Retrieved 2024-09-10 – via YouTube.
- ^ Kouros - Topic (2024-07-30). Naz Nakon. Retrieved 2024-09-10 – via YouTube.
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- ^ Caltex Music (2010-10-07). Kouros - Chai Chai | کورس - چایی چایی. Retrieved 2024-09-10 – via YouTube.
- ^ Ebi Aali (2024-03-24). Ebi Aali - Shah Detar. Retrieved 2025-04-22 – via YouTube.
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