Old traditional Iraqi music | Beshar Al-Azzawi | TEDxBaghdad

Old traditional Iraqi music

Beshar Al-Azzawi is a highly acclaimed Iraqi singer composer and musician. Born in Baghdad, he started playing the guitar at the age of sixteen and joined the high school band. Though he graduated from the college of Engineering in Baghdad with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, he chose to pursue a career in music where he established himself professionally through his distinctive performances ranging from Spanish gipsy songs to old traditional Iraqi music. Feeling restless, Beshar moved to Europe where he infused different music genres into his music, to create a unique style called "NuName". Beshar released several music albums, and performed in world-class music festivals and was involved in several intercultural music projects in Europe and the USA.

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