La Falfula Groove Iraqi – Walla Ajabni Jamalak (La Falfula Groove Iraqi, 2024) La Falfula Groove, an ensemble of five musicians and one dancer, is…
La Falfula Groove Revives the Rich Tradition of Iraqi Maqam with “Walla Ajabni Jamalak”
Tag: Iraqi music
Scintillating Afro-Iraqi Music by Ahmed Moneka
Ahmed Moneka – Kanzafula: Afro-Iraqi Sufi Soul (LulaWorld, 2024) Ahmed Moneka’s engaging Kanzafula is a vibrant fusion of Afro-Sufi music, seamlessly intertwining influences from Iraq,…
Gilgamesh, a Fascinating Encounter of Iraqi and Norwegian Musicians
Gilgamesh – Tigris Nights (Etnisk Musikklubb, 2008) Gilgamesh, an innovative world music project, features the collaboration of two talented Iraqi musicians, Amir Saion and Hassan…
Amir Saion, Hassan Mahdi, and Adama Barry Amalgamate Melodies and Cadences from Iraq and Burkina Faso
Barry – Mahdi – Saion – Naheddi (Etnisk Musikklubb, 2005) In 2005, the musical group consisting of Amir Saion, Hassan Mahdi, and Adama Barry came…
Yoni Avi Battat Gracefully Explores His Iraqi-Jewish Roots
Yoni Avi Battat – Fragments (2022) “Fragments” is the first album by American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer Yoni Avi Battat. The album includes a delightful…
Artist Profiles: Yoni Avi Battat
Yoni Avi Battat is an American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer born in Woodbridge, Connecticut. He specializes in contemporary and traditional Jewish music from Eastern Europe…
Joe’s Pub in New York Reveals the 2022 Habibi Music Festival
Eclectic music venue Joe’s Pub, in New York City, has announced the Habibi Festival’s full lineup of artists for its second annual edition, which will…
Artist Profiles: Natik Awayez
Composer, songwriter and ud player, Natik Awayez was born in southern Iraq. He grew up between Amarah and Baghdad. He learned ud from local musicians…
Sahba Motallebi and Rahim AlHaj at Merkin Hall
Even the instruments were beautiful at The World Music Institute’s presentation of Sahba Motallebi and Rahim AlHaj in concert at Merkin Hall on February 15th.…
Sahba Motallebi and Rahim AlHaj to Perform in New York City
Two masters of Middle Eastern string music, Iranian tar master Sahba Motallebi and Iraqi ud virtuoso Rahim AlHaj are set to on Saturday, February 15,…