Spotlight: What is Iraqi Maqam? What Does Yaba and Standing Up Have to Do With It?

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Presenter: Saeed Amen

Delivered: London on March 18, 2023

Saeed Amen talks to us about the Iraqi maqam and musicians who are dedicated to it like Hamid Al-Saadi and Farida Mohammed Ali. He also talks about what yaba has to do with maqam, and introduces us to the new generation of maqam musicians.

Sources & Future References

• The Repertoire of Iraqi Maqam By Rob Simms

• The Maqam Music Tradition of Iraq By Yeheskel Kojaman

• Amir ElSaffar | Iraqi Maqam Singer

• Safaafir

• 360°—Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir: The Maqam of Iraq - YouTube

• Iraqi maqam - Wikipedia

• مقام عراقي - ويكيبيديا

• Iraqi Maqam | Silk Roads Programme

• The Iraqi Maqam | Cleveland Museum of Art

• Farida Mohammed Ali - Maqam Shariqi Rast (live @TivoliVredenburg Utrecht) - YouTube

• The Iraqi Maqam

• Authentic art dating back to the Abbasid era.. The Iraqi Maqam is a peculiarity that is threatened with extinction | Al Jazeera Net

• Farida Mohammed Ali and Lotfi Bouchnak on preserving the heritage of their homelands

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