A celebration of Iraqi music and of the power that music has to unite people across religious boundaries and national borders.
This concert brings together superb Iraqi musicians and their ensembles - the leading Maqam exponent Farida Mohammad Ali (now resident in Holland), composer, violinist and oud player Yair Dalal (an Iraqi Jew from Israel) and the London-based composer and oud soloist Ahmed Mukhtar.
Inspired by the documentary film of the same name being made by Marsha Emerman and Majid Shokor.
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A celebration of Iraqi music and of the power that music has to unite people across religious boundaries and national borders.
This concert brings together superb Iraqi musicians and their ensembles - the leading Maqam exponent Farida Mohammad Ali (now resident in Holland), composer, violinist and oud player Yair Dalal (an Iraqi Jew from Israel) and the London-based composer and oud soloist Ahmed Mukhtar.
Inspired by the documentary film of the same name being made by Marsha Emerman and Majid Shokor.
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On The Banks Of The Tigris A celebration of Iraqi music
LSO St Luke's, 161 Old Street, London
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This event ended on Thursday 27th of September 2012
This event ended on Thursday 27th of September 2012
Admission
£15 - £25
£15 - £25
Location
LSO St Luke's, 161 Old Street, London
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