Rahim Alhaj

Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet - (CD)

Letters from Iraq expresses the love and pain of lives lived by the people of war-torn Iraq.

Art.Nr.: SFW-00319

Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet - (CD)

Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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Actual mailed letters and their stories are transposed into eight gripping programmatic compositions by Iraqi-American composer and oud player, Rahim AlHaj with string quintet (2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass) and percussion. He says, “Music can make us laugh, make us cry, make us march into war. I want to make music to make us realize peace.” These recordings are of deep emotion and great beauty, melding mastery of Iraqi and Western classical genres alike to form something entirely new. 70 minutes, 40-page booklet with bilingual notes in English and Arabic.

Titel

01. Letter 1. Eastern Love – Sinan
02. Letter 2. Forbidden Attraction – Tiama
03. Letter 3. Running Boy – Fuad R
04. Letter 4. The Last Time We Will Fly Birds – Riyadh
05. Letter 5. Going Home – Rahim
06. Letter 6. Unspoken Word – Laila
07. Letter 7. Fly Home – Fatima
08. Letter 8. Voices to Remember – Zainab

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