Inspiring people to have a love for the Chamoru language and working together as a communal group are goals of I Fanlalai’an and Sainan Manlålai Chamoru, or Master of Chamoru Chant Leonard Iriarte. He ...

Against the backdrop of southern Oman's lush mountains, men in traditional attire chant ancient poems in an ancient language, fighting to keep alive a spoken tradition used by just two percent of the ...

There’s something ancient, almost mystical, about chanting. In temples, ashrams, churches, and even during solo walks, people have been repeating sacred syllables and words for centuries. But in today ...

The overwhelming majority of Omanis speak Arabic, but in the mountainous coastal region of Dhofar bordering Yemen, people speak Jibbali, also known as Shehri There have been recent efforts towards ...