Background music for bars and pubs in Dubai & UAE
Bar and pub background music is a licensed programme that builds from early-evening warmth to late-night energy without ever tipping into a nightclub — for bars and pubs across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the UAE.
Music for bars & pubs, licensed and brand-matched
Whether you call it music for bars & pubs or background music for bars & pubs in Dubai & UAE, it is the same job: commercially cleared, brand-matched music that fits the room, runs on schedule and never needs anyone on site to press play. Araya curates the playlists, supplies the music and schedules the day so every space across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the UAE sounds the way your brand should.
What we do for bars & pubs
Build the night
Relaxed early sets that step up hour by hour into a full late-night room.
Match the crowd
Sports nights, quiz nights and weekend peaks each get their own programme.
Clean, loud, licensed
Coverage that stays clear at volume, with every track cleared for commercial play.
Inside bars & pubs
Pubs 
Cocktail bars 
Bar dining
Brands we sound-design in bars & pubs
A typical vibe in bars & pubs
Evening bar: soul, funk, indie-rock and crowd-pleasing classics.
- Tempo
- 95-110 BPM early, 115-125 BPM after 9pm
- Genres
- Soul, funk, indie rock, disco edits, singalong classics
- Dayparting
- Warm happy hour, building peak, easier last call
- Never plays
- Explicit versions or anything that drowns the bar staff
Hear this room · Bars & pubs
Rooftop Hour
Sable Court
Warm four-to-the-floor for the golden hour shift.
- GenreSoulful House
- BPM118
- Length4:02
- Hotels
- Restaurants
Warm four-to-the-floor that lifts the room as the evening builds.
Other spaces we sound-design
Get a music plan for bars & pubs
Tell us about your venue and we will come back with a curated programme, a daypart schedule and a quote.
Ready to give your space a soundtrack?
Send a short brief about your venue and get a free 20-second sample of music that fits your brand — plus a quote. No obligation.