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About the Artist
Munir Bashir was one of the greatest soloists of oud and one of the greatest musicians of the Arab World. Born in the northern Iraq, Munir Bashir belonged to a family of very gifted musicians who have passed on from father to son the noble art of playing the oud (lute).

Simon Jargy, a professor at the University of Geneva, writes: "He was but five years old when (together with his brother who also became a well-known lutanist) he was taught the first rudiments of lute playing by his father who had become impregnated with the purest oriental and Arab musical traditions of Baghdad, the old capital of the Abbasid Caliphs. Knowing all the subtleties of Arab music and mastering all the secrets of oud playing, Munir Bashir has rapidly become a great artist and an unrivalled virtuoso, giving back to this instrument the importance it had at the time of the Thousand and One Nights. After World War II, he founded an academy of music in Baghdad with a view of teaching oud playing to talented young people. Then he was appointed as a professor at the Art Academy where he succeeded his master Mohieddine Haïdar. He became also head of the musical program for the Iraqi broadcasting Co. Wanting to widen his knowledge, Munir Bashir went to Budapest where he studied traditional folk song and music. In 1965 he obtained a doctor's degree in Budapest and was appointed there as an assistant lecturer at the Academy of Science in the department of folk art."

Product Description
This is an unusual album in Munir's repertoire, in that it is a pioneer album in Arabic ambience, meditative music. He plays with classical nay, percussion, qanoun and other instruments in a small group. A very pleasant and relaxing album.

Babylon Mood [IMPORT],Munir Bashir

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Babylon Mood [IMPORT] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Iraq | Middle East | International | Styles | Music Arabic | Middle East | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005PXTS Release Date: 1974-01-01

Tracks:

1. Mishwar Ma'a el-Oud
2. Souq Haraj
3. Haneen
4. Riqsat Shreem
5. Shiroud
6. Zamrada
7. Dabka Iraqiya.

Album Description

This is an unusual album in Munir's repertoire, in that it is a pioneer album in Arabic ambience, meditative music. He plays with classical nay, percussion, qanoun and other instruments in a small group. A very pleasant and relaxing album.

Rock Music:

1. Barsaat
2. Belissimo
3. Belly Dance Sensation
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8. Carte Da Decifrare: Concerto V.2 [Import]
9. Celeste Azzurro E Blue [Import]
10. Charcoal Lane [Import]

Rock Music

rock music

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