Munir Bashir
A master of the mode-based, raga-like Arabic Taqsim, Munir Bashir transformed the oud (Arabic lute) into an important solo instrument. His improvisations inspired comparison to jazz's most inventive players. According to www.rootsworld.com, Bashir's "improvisations (were) elegantly melodic. He (tended) to favor short phrases and certain moments remind me of the kind of development one might find in unaccompanied saxophone solos by Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell." Descended from a long line of musicians, Bashir was shown the basics of the Arab lute, by his father, as a child. He continued his musical training at the Baghdad Institute of Music, which he entered at the age of six. Bashir's musical career was balanced by his experiences as an educator. Receiving a doctorate in musicology in 1955, he began lecturing for the folk arts department of Budapest's Academy of Sciences. He eventually rose to directorial positions at the Higher Institute of Music in Baghdad and the Music Service of Iraqi Public Radio. Previously unreleased recordings found by Bashir's children shortly after his death in October 1997 were released as Raga Roots. Bashir's musical legacy is continued by his son, Omar.
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Iraq - Irak : The Art of the 'ûd (Collection Ocora Radio-France)
World Music - Erschienen bei Ocora Radio-France am 29.06.1998
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Duo de 'ûd
World Music - Erschienen bei Naïve Jazz - world am 01.01.1998
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Mesopotamia
World Music - Erschienen bei Author's Edition am 21.04.2003
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Flamenco Roots
World Music - Erschienen bei Author's Edition am 03.09.1998
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Iraq: Ûd Classique Arabe
World Music - Erschienen bei Master Classics Records am 01.03.2011
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Master Of Oud
World Music - Erschienen bei EMI MUSIC ARABIA am 01.01.2010
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Rhythms & Melodies
World Music - Erschienen bei Author's Edition am 14.03.2006
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Master of the Arab Lute
World Music - Erschienen bei Author's Edition am 11.11.2007
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ملئ بالامل
Tahta Menezes, Munir Bashir, Rabih Abou-Khalil
Orient - Erschienen bei Omari Up am 31.03.2023
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The Stockholm Recordings
World Music - Erschienen bei Voix de l'Orient am 01.01.2002
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Health
Olga Chung, Munir Bashir, Rabih Abou-Khalil
New Age - Erschienen bei Jazz Quartetz Up am 06.02.2023
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Duo De 'Ûd
World Music - Erschienen bei Author's Edition am 01.01.1998
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Méditations
World Music - Erschienen bei Szerzői kiadás am 10.07.1996
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Maqamat
World Music - Erschienen bei Szerzői kiadás am 04.01.1994
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Dialogue Between Oud & Rhythms
World Music - Erschienen bei Voix de l'Orient am 01.01.1987
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Ragá roots
World Music - Erschienen bei Szerzői kiadás am 05.05.2000
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Masters of Oud
World Music - Erschienen bei Author's Edition am 01.01.2010
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Munir Bashir Melodies on Oud
World Music - Erschienen bei iMusician Digital am 02.03.2016
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Calm
Olga Chung, Munir Bashir, Rabih Abou-Khalil
Pop - Erschienen bei El Gremio am 14.02.2023
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The Beauty Of Yours Eyes
Olga Chung, Munir Bashir, Rabih Abou-Khalil
New Age - Erschienen bei Jazz Quartetz Up am 06.02.2023
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Music from Iraq
World Music - Erschienen bei iMusician Digital am 29.02.2016
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