Bajoran dirge
The Bajoran dirge was a form of Bajoran vocal music performed by a choir. As the pieces emphasized sorrow, the entire choir would weep as they sang.

When he was off-duty, Shaxs ran a Bajoran dirge choir on the , which he believed had "the saddest dirges in the quadrant." In 2382, he invited Brad Boimler to join as a soprano after being impressed by his wailing during a springball game. Boimler accepted, and for his performance Shaxs offered to do him a favor in the future. ()

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