EMI Pathé - Arabesques 5 - Omar Naqishbendi - Luth traditionnel en Syrie -Thèmes damascènes

Omar Naqishbendi - Luth traditionnel en Syrie - Thèmes damascènes - Arabesques 5

EMI Pathé - 2C 066-95.161 - P.1974

Side A

A01 Rast 6'50

A02 Sikah-Huzam 5'30

A03 Nahavand 8'00

Side B

B01 Saba-Husayni 7'10

B02 Sikah-'Iraq 6'10

B03 Hijaz-Nava 6'30

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EMI Pathé - Arabesques 4 - Jamil Bachir - 'Ud traditionnel en Iraq

Jamil Bachir - 'Ud traditionnel en Iraq - évocations modales - Arabesques 4

EMI Pathé - 2C 066-95.160 - P.1974

Side A

A1 'Orfa 3'45

A2 Husayni 2'55

A3 Churi 2'50

A4 Dacht 2'00

A5 Awchar 2'25

A6 Madmi 2'20

Side B

B1 Lami 2'45

B2 Swehli 1'50

B3 Abudhiye 2'05

B4 Awj 3'10

B5 Mukhalef 2'45

B6 Riqbaniye 3'10

Jamil Bashir, 'Ud

Jamil Bashir was born in Mosul, Iraq in 1921 and is the brother of Munir Bashir. His father, who was a singer, oud player and oud maker, started to teach him the oud when he was around six years old. When the Iraqi Music Institute opened in 1936, Jamil enrolled to learn oud with Sherif Muheddin Haydar and violin with Sando Alio. He finished his oud study in 1943 and his violin study in 1946, graduating with honours degrees in both instruments, and then worked at the Institute as an oud and violin teacher. At the same time he became the head of the Baghdad Radio Orchestra and then the Baghdad Radio Music Department. He also wrote a two-volume book on oud method. Jamil Bashir was also a good singer, but he did not continue singing as he preferred the oud. He died in London on 24th September 1977. There are currently no CDs of his work available, but you can listen some more audio files of his oud and violin playing at Zeryab.com

You can also hear Jamil Bashir on the "Rare Recordings" page at www.mikeouds.com

Above text quoted from David Parfitts site Oud eclipse

Many thanks to Ahmed al-Salhi (Kuwait) Hi Ahmed! :-) and Juneid Jamil Bashir (USA) for biographical information.

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EMI Pathé - Arabesques 1 - Munir Bachir - Luth classique en Iraq

Munir Bachir - Arabesques 1 - Luth classique en Iraq - 'Ud (Récital Oriental)

EMI Pathé - 2C 066-95.157 - P.1974

Side A

A1 Méditations sur le Maqam Classique Chedd-'Araban 22'30

Side B

B1 Méditations sur des Nagham-s traditionelles d'Iraq 22'00

I am sure many already know this artist well. I am more a fan of his brother Jamil, but I am not that happy about the 'Ud "in concert" and have rather "simpler" tastes. I enjoy more the occasional Ud taksim in a takht or the role of accompaniment to vocals better. Judge for yourself. Jamil did wonderful oud playing accompanying Selima Murad, but more on that later.

So, anyhow lets start with volume one. Munir Bashir...

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