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Music from Iraq: Babylonian Fingers

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Details

Composer
MUKHTAR, AHMED
Artist
Ahmed Mukhtar
Format
CD
Label
ARC Music
Released
Mar 31, 2015
Catalog #
EUCD2571
UPC
5019396257122

About

Born 1969 in Baghdad, Iraq, performer, composer and music consultant Ahmed Mukhtar has played the oud since age ten. He first worked with many traditional music groups and musicians in Baghdad, later studying in both Syria and Britain. From 1990 he's become a performer and teacher, touring the Middle East, Europe and the US. He currently teaches oud, percussion and Arabic music theory at several schools in London. The music on Babylonian Fingers, rooted in rich and complex Iraqi traditions and Middle Eastern music, is based on maqams and rhythms from ancient Babylon to the present.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 Iraqi Jazz 04:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    Iraqi Jazz
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Ahmed Mukhtar
    Performer
    Ahmed Mukhtar, Hassan Falih, Wasam Khasaf, Hassan Hassan
  2. 2 Illuminations 06:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    Illuminations
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Ahmed Mukhtar
    Performer
    Ahmed Mukhtar, Hussain Abbas, Julia Ana Katarina, Hassan Falih, Hassan Hassan
  3. 3 Sama'ai hijaz 04:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sama'ai hijaz
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Ahmed Mukhtar
    Performer
    Ahmed Mukhtar, Hassan Falih, Hussain Abbas, Julia Ana Katarina, Hassan Hassan
  4. 4 Babylonian Fingers 04:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    Babylonian Fingers
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Ahmed Mukhtar
    Performer
    Ahmed Mukhtar
  5. 5 Iraqi Gypsy Song 05:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    Iraqi Gypsy Song
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    Ahmed Mukhtar
    Performer
    Ahmed Mukhtar, Shaher Nay, Hikamtov, Hassan Hassan
  6. 6 Alleys of the Old City 05:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    Alleys of the Old City
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Ahmed Mukhtar
    Performer
    Ahmed Mukhtar
  7. 7 Blues of the Oud 05:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    Blues of the Oud
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ahmed Mukhtar, Hussain Abbas, Julia Ana Katarina, Hassan Hassan
  8. 8 Shahrazad darej sama'ai 03:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    Shahrazad darej sama'ai
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Ahmed Mukhtar
    Performer
    Ahmed Mukhtar, Hassan Hassan
  9. 9 Minaret 06:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    Minaret
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ahmed Mukhtar, Hassan Hassan
  10. 10 Seagull 02:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    Seagull
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Ahmed Mukhtar
    Performer
    Ahmed Mukhtar
  11. 11 Nowroz 06:38
    Track
    11
    Title
    Nowroz
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ahmed Mukhtar, Hassan Hassan
  12. 12 Traditional Iraqi Love Song 03:38
    Track
    12
    Title
    Traditional Iraqi Love Song
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ahmed Mukhtar