When the Soul is Settled: Music of Iraq
(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2006), 1 hour 14 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- Description
- As received from his teachers and transformed by his considerable musical gifts and life experience, Rahim Alhaj carries on a significant strand of Iraqi musical tradition toward future generations—in his own way, in his own time. Alhaj studied music in Baghdad with Munir Bashir and other great teacher-performers. His extended improvisations on the oud, accompanied on Near Eastern percussion by Souhail Kaspar, include uniquely Iraqi pieces. Together they represent a proud tradition's meeting with modernity. Extensive bilingual notes, 32-page booklet. 73 minutes.
Watch a video of the recording sessions from this release here.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 1 hour 14 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Taqsim, Maqâm, Improvisation
- Label
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Release Date
- 2006
- Subject
- World Music, Music & Performing Arts, Middle East, Oriente Médio, Oriente Medio, Iraq
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Oriente Médio, Oriente Medio