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Photo Of Farida & The Iraqi Maqâm Ensemble

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From Iraq

In the Arab world the word maqam (meaning situation or place) refers to a musical mode suffused with a particular mood or feeling. In the classical tr&hellip » read more

Photo Of Fawzy Al-Aiedy

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From France, Iraq

Biography supplied by management, March 2004: Fawzy is born between two rains at Basra (Iraq) towards 1950. He studied at the Music Institute of Bagh&hellip » read more

Photo Of Ilham Al Madfai

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From Iraq

Ilham Al Madfai was born and raised in the early forties in Baghdad, Iraq. His musical talent began developing at the age of twelve. He was and rema&hellip » read more

Photo Of Khyam Allami

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From Iraq, United Kingdom

Khyam Allami is a young and active London based musician of Iraqi descent. Born to an Iraqi family in Damascus, Syria, in 1981 and brought up in Londo&hellip » read more

Photo Of Living Fire

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From Iran, Iraq, Turkey

The living fire ensemble is a collaboration between brilliant musicians, each bringing their own instrument and regional style of playing to combine&hellip » read more

Photo Of Omar Bashir

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From Hungary, Iraq

Omar Bashir Born in 1970 in Hungary. His mother is Hungarian, his father was the international Iraqi Ud virtuoso Munir Bashir and his uncle was the Ud&hellip » read more