Gilgamesh – Tigris Nights (Etnisk Musikklubb, 2008) Gilgamesh, an innovative world music project, features the collaboration of two talented Iraqi musicians, Amir Saion and Hassan…
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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…
View More Amir Saion, Hassan Mahdi, and Adama Barry Amalgamate Melodies and Cadences from Iraq and Burkina FasoYoni 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…
View More Yoni Avi Battat Gracefully Explores His Iraqi-Jewish RootsArtist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: Yoni Avi BattatJoe’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…
View More Joe’s Pub in New York Reveals the 2022 Habibi Music FestivalArtist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: Natik AwayezSahba 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.…
View More Sahba Motallebi and Rahim AlHaj at Merkin HallSahba 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,…
View More Sahba Motallebi and Rahim AlHaj to Perform in New York CityArtist Profiles: Naseer Shamma
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…
View More Artist Profiles: Naseer ShammaArtist Profiles: Mohammad 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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