▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Category : 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁non pro fit ▁organizations <0x0A> </s> ▁K hal iji ▁( also ▁sp elled ▁Kh ale e ji ; ▁ ▁meaning ▁G ulf ▁music ) ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁modern ▁contemporary ▁music ▁characteristic ▁of ▁Central ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Arab ia ▁( see ▁Arab ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ) ▁and ▁popular ▁across ▁the ▁Arab ▁world . ▁It ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁heavy ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁ou d ▁and ▁other ▁string ▁instruments ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁viol in , ▁the ▁occas ional ▁use ▁of ▁bag pip es , ▁and ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁per cussion ▁instruments ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁mir was , ▁tab l , ▁and ▁du ff ▁drums . ▁K hal iji ▁incorpor ates ▁elements ▁of ▁African , ▁Indian , ▁and ▁Iran ian ▁music ▁overlay ing ▁ind igen ous ▁Arab ian ▁gen res ▁such ▁as ▁Sam ri , ▁Li wa , ▁and ▁S awt . ▁K uw ait ▁pione ered ▁the ▁K hal iji ▁genre ▁into ▁its ▁modern ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁and ▁soon ▁became ▁the ▁foc al ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁industry ▁in ▁a ▁fashion ▁similar ▁to ▁C airo ▁and ▁Be ir ut ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Arab ic ▁pop ▁music . ▁K uw ait is , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁Sa ud is , ▁were ▁also ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁commercial ▁recording ▁artists ▁and ▁compos ers ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁region ▁and ▁the ▁K hal iji ▁scene ▁continues ▁to