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Iraqi Music in a Time of War by Rahim Alhaj
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fave it Middle East | Contemporary
18 tracks | 70 minutes
Released Nov 2003
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:10 Introduction BUY MP3 03:10 Introduction "GIFT MP3" 03:10 Introduction
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:55 The Second Baghdad BUY MP3 04:55 The Second Baghdad "GIFT MP3" 04:55 The Second Baghdad
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:06 Introduction BUY MP3 01:06 Introduction "GIFT MP3" 01:06 Introduction
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 07:43 Dance of the Palms BUY MP3 07:43 Dance of the Palms "GIFT MP3" 07:43 Dance of the Palms
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:07 Introduction BUY MP3 01:07 Introduction "GIFT MP3" 01:07 Introduction
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 09:21 Dream BUY MP3 09:21 Dream "GIFT MP3" 09:21 Dream
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:45 Introduction BUY MP3 00:45 Introduction "GIFT MP3" 00:45 Introduction
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:48 Sunset of the City BUY MP3 05:48 Sunset of the City "GIFT MP3" 05:48 Sunset of the City
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:11 Introduction BUY MP3 01:11 Introduction "GIFT MP3" 01:11 Introduction
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 07:21 Missing BUY MP3 07:21 Missing "GIFT MP3" 07:21 Missing
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:24 Introduction BUY MP3 02:24 Introduction "GIFT MP3" 02:24 Introduction
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:47 Iraqi Faces BUY MP3 06:47 Iraqi Faces "GIFT MP3" 06:47 Iraqi Faces
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:59 Yearning BUY MP3 05:59 Yearning "GIFT MP3" 05:59 Yearning
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:57 Introduction BUY MP3 00:57 Introduction "GIFT MP3" 00:57 Introduction
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:29 Horses BUY MP3 05:29 Horses "GIFT MP3" 05:29 Horses
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:33 Introduction BUY MP3 00:33 Introduction "GIFT MP3" 00:33 Introduction
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:51 Eastern Love BUY MP3 05:51 Eastern Love "GIFT MP3" 05:51 Eastern Love
Contemporary/Traditional Solo Oud
Bio / Background
"This was the moment when a very alternative voice, Iraqi oud virtuoso Rahim AlHaj, living in exile since the 1991 Gulf War, came to visit New York City and to present a concert at Sufi Books. In his words of introduction, Rahim told us that his music is about compassion, love and peace. And then he made audible just what he meant, musically inviting us into his stories, his pain, his hope, his soul.
And along with his music, with its subtle dialogue of Eastern and Western sounds, we heard something else quite special to the moment: the powerful introductions Rahim spoke to each piece. I taped the concert just to give Rahim a souvenir of his visit. But as the invasion and occupation marched on, each listening told us that this performance must circulate, must enter recorded history and witness to the power of Iraqi music in a time of war.
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