"When the Soul is Settled: Music of Iraq" - Rahim Alhaj

• artist:
  Rahim Alhaj
• featured artist:
  Rahim Alhaj with Souhail Kaspar
• region:
  Central Asia
• release year:
  2006
• style(s):
  • Tradimodern
  • World
• country:
  Iraq
• formats:
  • audio file / digital
  • CD (Compact Disc)
• record submitted by:
  Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
• label:
  Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
• publisher:
  Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Rahim Alhaj's extended improvisations on the oud is accompanied on Near Eastern percussion by Souhail Kaspar, include uniquely Iraqi pieces. Together they represent a proud tradition's meeting with modernity.