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Category: Artist Profiles

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Artist Profiles: Beginish

Angel Romero August 26, 2018 No Comments BeginishIrelandIrish folk music

Beginish was a traditional Irish music band that attracted a lot of attention in the late 1990s. Band members included: Paul McGrattan, from Dublin’s north…

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Artist Profiles: Aoife Clancy

Angel Romero August 26, 2018 No Comments Aoife ClancyCeltic musicIrelandIrish folk music

Aoife Clancy had little idea of the extent other father and uncles’ international stardom as The Clancy Brothers while she was growing up in the…

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Artist Profiles: Anúna

Angel Romero August 26, 2018 No Comments AnúnaIrelandIrish music

Twelve centuries of Ireland’s vocal tradition are explored by the chorale ensemble, Anúna. Best-known for their performance in Riverdance, the group combines songs in Middle…

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Artist Profiles: Eamonn Coyne

Angel Romero August 25, 2018 1 Comment Celtic musicEamonn CoyneIrelandIrish folk music

Éamonn Coyne, who now lives in Edinburgh is originally from Dublin (Ireland). He learned his playing from a variety of sources and is a member…

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Artist Profiles: Naseer Shamma

Angel Romero August 25, 2018 No Comments Arabic musicIraqIraqi musicNaseer Shammaoudud

Naseer Shamma was born in 1963 in Kut, a village on the Tigris River in Iraq. He began studying the ud at the age of…

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Artist Profiles: Mohammad Gomar

Angel Romero August 25, 2018 No Comments IraqIraqi musicMohammad Gomar

Mohammad Gomar was born in Diala, Iraq. He has a degree in Musicology from the University of Baghdad. Mohammad Gomar founded and leads the Iraqi…

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Artist Profiles: Kazem Al-Saher

Angel Romero August 25, 2018 No Comments Arabic musicIraqIraqi musicKazem Al-Saher

Iraqi singer Kazem Al-Saher (also spelled Al-Sahir) began composing at the age of 12, reaching into classical forms and themes. Programmers at Iraqi television recognized…

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Artist Profiles: Fawzy Al-Aiedy

Angel Romero August 25, 2018 No Comments Fawzy Al-AiedyIraqIraqi musicoudworld fusion

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…

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Artist Profiles: Iraqi Maqam Ensemble

Angel Romero August 25, 2018 No Comments IraqIraqi Maqam EnsembleIraqi musicmaqam

The Iraqi Maqam Ensemble is a prominent group founded by Mohammed Gomar in 1989. This ensemble is a continuation of The Iraqi Musical Heritage Group…

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Artist Profiles: Farida Ali

Angel Romero August 25, 2018 No Comments Farida AliIraqIraqi musicmaqam

Born in 1963 in Kerbala, Iraq, Farida Ali is a leading Iraqi concert artist who tours regularly with the Iraqi Maqam Ensemble. Farida studied with…

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