Rahim AlHaj Photo: Michael G. Stewart
In this episode of Worlds of Music Trevor features music from Aotearoa, China, Senegal as well as an in-depth interview with Iraqi-born composer and Oud virtuoso Rahim AlHaj. Twice Grammy nominated, Rahim AlHaj, who is now an American citizen, was born in Baghdad where he was imprisoned for his activism under the realm of Saddam Hussein. His new album ‘Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet” released by Smithsonian Folkways draws from the stories and experiences recounted to him by people in war-torn Iraq.
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Rahim AlHaj
Letter 6. Unspoken Word – Laila
Rahim AlHaj
Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
Smithsonian Folkways
Wu Junde
Ma Ni Gan Ge
Wang Xiao
Lost in China
Riverboat Records
Orchestra Baobab
Colette
Orchestra Baobab
Made In Dakar
World Circuit
Tami Neilson
Lonely (feat. Marlon Williams)
R. Neilson/ T. Neilson/ J. Neilson
Don’t Be Afraid
Southbound Records
Rahim AlHaj
Letter 6. Unspoken Word – Laila
Rahim AlHaj
Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
Smithsonian Folkways
Rahim AlHaj
Letter 7. Fly Home – Fatima
Rahim AlHaj
Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
Smithsonian Folkways
Rahim AlHaj
Letter 1. Eastern Love – Sinan
Rahim AlHaj
Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
Smithsonian Folkways
Rahim AlHaj
Letter 4. The Last Time We Will Fly birds
Rahim AlHaj
Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
Smithsonian Folkways
Rahim AlHaj
Letter 3. Running Boy – Fuad
Rahim AlHaj
Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
Smithsonian Folkways
Rahim AlHaj
Letter 8. Voices to Remember – Zainab
Rahim AlHaj
Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
Smithsonian Folkways
Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal
Chamber Music
Vincent Segal
Chamber Music
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