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)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Ocora Radio-France on 29 jun. 1998
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Duo de 'ûd
Wereldmuziek - Released by Naïve Jazz - world on 1 jan. 1998
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Mesopotamia
Wereldmuziek - Released by Author's Edition on 21 apr. 2003
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Flamenco Roots
Wereldmuziek - Released by Author's Edition on 3 sep. 1998
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Iraq: Ûd Classique Arabe
Wereldmuziek - Released by Master Classics Records on 1 mrt. 2011
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Master Of Oud
Wereldmuziek - Released by EMI MUSIC ARABIA on 1 jan. 2010
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Rhythms & Melodies
Wereldmuziek - Released by Author's Edition on 14 mrt. 2006
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Master of the Arab Lute
Wereldmuziek - Released by Author's Edition on 11 nov. 2007
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ملئ بالامل
Tahta Menezes, Munir Bashir, Rabih Abou-Khalil
Oosters - Released by Omari Up on 31 mrt. 2023
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The Stockholm Recordings
Wereldmuziek - Released by Voix de l'Orient on 1 jan. 2002
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Health
Olga Chung, Munir Bashir, Rabih Abou-Khalil
New age - Released by Jazz Quartetz Up on 6 feb. 2023
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Duo De 'Ûd
Wereldmuziek - Released by Author's Edition on 1 jan. 1998
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Maqamat
Wereldmuziek - Released by Szerzői kiadás on 4 jan. 1994
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Méditations
Wereldmuziek - Released by Szerzői kiadás on 10 jul. 1996
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Dialogue Between Oud & Rhythms
Wereldmuziek - Released by Voix de l'Orient on 1 jan. 1987
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Ragá roots
Wereldmuziek - Released by Szerzői kiadás on 5 mei 2000
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Masters of Oud
Wereldmuziek - Released by Author's Edition on 1 jan. 2010
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Munir Bashir Melodies on Oud
Wereldmuziek - Released by iMusician Digital on 2 mrt. 2016
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Calm
Olga Chung, Munir Bashir, Rabih Abou-Khalil
Pop - Released by El Gremio on 14 feb. 2023
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The Beauty Of Yours Eyes
Olga Chung, Munir Bashir, Rabih Abou-Khalil
New age - Released by Jazz Quartetz Up on 6 feb. 2023
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Music from Iraq
Wereldmuziek - Released by iMusician Digital on 29 feb. 2016
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