Fawzy Al-Aiedy is an Iraqi composer and multi-instrumetalist. He sings, plays ud (lute), oboe, and English horn. Born in Basra (Iraq) towards 1950, Fawzy studied at the Music Institute of Baghdad the oriental traditional music: lute and vocal, and also the occidental music: classic oboe.
In Paris, where he lives since 1971, after having obtained the 1st price of oboe and 2nd Price of chamber music, he turned towards more personal works; he is interested especially in musics which blend different cultures: all those which bring closer people, reflect a creativity, an emotion and make vibrate. He sings poetry mixing with his voice the secular and sacred, oral and written music. His knowledge of the Eastern and Western musics freed him from the rules to carry out his own spiritual and artistic search.
Discography:
Silence (Chant du monde, 1976)
Bagdad (Club du disque arabe, 1978)
Amina (Arc en Ciel, 1981)
La Terre (Arc en Ciel, 1983)
Scheherazade (Arc en Ciel, 1987)
Paris Bagdad (Barclay, 1990)
Tarab – Fawzy Al-Aiedy & l’Oriental jazz (Musiques en Balade, 1992)
Trobar E Tarab (1995)
Dounya (Ades, 1998)
Le Paris Bagdad (Buda Musique, 1999)
Oud Aljazira (Buda Musique, 2000)
Noces-Bayna (Buda Musique, 2009)
Radio Bagdad (Institut du Monde Arabe, 2012)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.