Originator of the modern Sawt: " ... the modern sawt seems to have emerged in the late 19th century, promoted by a famous Kuwati poet and musician, `Abdallah Muhammad al-Faraj (1836-1903) who composed many models. al-Faraj, heir to a wealthy merchant family, also re-introduced the Syro-Egyptian ud, and the mirwas (from Bombay, India, where he was educated)."