Ala Ghawas’s interest in music started to show when he was just eight years old playing the accordion and keyboard at school. In his teens, he graduated to the piano and acoustic guitar and, having discovered his mellow voice along the way, recently brought out his debut album “Hums”.

Influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd, the album is suffused with whispers of nostalgia and has won the singer/songwriter high praise and good sales on the Bahrain market. Ala recently completed his Masters in Advertising at Boston’s Emerson College and currently works in the field. But, we’re convinced it won’t be long before he’s swapped copywriting for song-writing full-time. We certainly hope so.