… Childhood and early musical career Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur (يوسف زعرور) was born … the religious vocal repertoire of his community and to the Iraqi Arab singing style. Yossef is not to be confused with … to musicians—still prevalent in early-twentieth century Iraqi Jewish society—as well the shifts in attitudes towards …

… ”) and highly regarded for his renditions of al-maqam al-‘Iraqi (the Iraqi maqam ). Like other performers, he learned the … of the maqam , wrote Na‘im Twayna in his series on Iraqi musicians in Al-Anba’ newspaper (June 30, 1978).  It is …

… by Aharon as the “best in Iraq,” on qanun; Na‘im, an Iraqi Christian, on violin; and Haskel Shaul, an Iraqi Jew, on percussion. Both the lyrics and music were composed by Aharon. According to Aharon, the …

… Directed by Gili Gaon Film about Israeli musician Dudu Tassa and the music of his grandfather and great-uncle Daud and … respectively  who were some of the most important musicians in Iraq during the 1930s. More information on the …

… 55 … 1 … 42500 … London … The Maqam Music Tradition of Iraq …

… Iraqi composer and violinist, Salah El Kuweiti was born to Iraqi parents in Kuwait, and taken to Iraq when he was 17. He played violin, sang, composed, and achieved great musical fame in Iraq together with his brother, Daoud, who …

… Well-known singer of Iraqi music in Israel. Born in Iraqi, immigrated to Israel in 1950. Learned Iraqi music in …

… In 1979 Esther Warkov , a young American PhD student in ethnomusicology, came to Israel to study the music of … of change and acculturation in musical practice, and the Iraqi musicians provided an incredibly rich case study to … also laid the foundation for what became known as modern Iraqi music. Most of these musicians moved to Israel in the …