Naseer Shamma ( ar, نصير شمه) is an
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
i musician and
oud player.
He was born in 1963 in
Kut
Kūt ( ar, ٱلْكُوت, al-Kūt), officially Al-Kut, also spelled Kutulamare or Kut al-Imara, is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about south east of Baghdad. the estimated population is about 389,400 people.
It ...
, a city on the
Tigris
The Tigris () is the easternmost of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of the Armenian Highlands through the Syrian and Arabian Deserts, and empties into the ...
River. He began studying the oud at the age of 12 in
Baghdad
Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...
, following in the footsteps of
Jamil Jamil ( ar, جميل) is an Arabic given name. It means "handsome" in Arabic as well as "beautiful". The Latin spelling variants include Gamil (used mainly in Egypt), Cemil (in Turkish), Djemil or Djamel (mainly in North African countries influence ...
and
Munir Bashir
Munir Bashir, ( ar, منير بشير, syr, ܡܘܢܝܪ ܒܫܝܪ) (1930 – September 28, 1997) was an Iraqi Assyrian musician and one of the most famous musicians in the Middle East during the 20th century and was considered to be the supreme m ...
. He received his diploma from the
Baghdad Academy of Music in 1987. He began to teach oud after three years at the academy, as well as continuing his own studies. Shamma has composed music for films, plays and television and created the
Arabic Oud House.
Among other recognitions, Shamma has been distinguished as
UNESCO Artist for Peace UNESCO Artists for Peace are international celebrity advocates for the United Nations agency UNESCO. This category of advocate is intended to heighten public awareness in addition to the categories UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
UNESCO Goodwill Amba ...
and by the
International Red Crescent and Red Cross Societies as goodwill ambassador.
Discography
* His first disc entitled "Eastern love story" from France in 1994.
* Arab World Institute issued another edition of the disc "Eastern love story". The production of several editions by the Arab World Institute in Paris entitled "Oud from Baghdad", in 1994.
* His second disc entitled "sunshine" from Italy byFoundation, in 1996.
* His disc "before I get crucified", the name of the disc is based on experiencing the last moments of the life of Hallaj. It was reprinted in Tunisia in 1997.
* A set of cassettes in Tunisia to fit with the ease of distribution in the Arab world: - "The night of Baghdad" and "Eastern Love story" and "declaring my love silently" and "for the Children of Iraq" and "From the Heart" in 1997.
* His disc, "the departure of the Moon" from Britain produced by Incognito for a concert in Boston in 1999.
* Video tape entitled "Oud Naseer Shamma," issued by the Cultural Foundation in Abu Dhabi in 2000.
* Re-issuance of the tape "the departure of the Moon" by issuing a special with the great poet Adonis in 2000.
* Cassette tape, "the siege of Baghdad," from Cairo, 2000.
* His disc "Makamat Ziriab min Al forat ila Al Wadi AlKaber" registered in Spain and published from Australia in 2003.
* CD "Ahlam Ateqa" from Algeria in 2004.
* His disc "If found" dedicated to the spirit of Edward Said and recorded in Egypt in cooperation with Diwan in 2004.
* His fourth disc "crescent" with the band "eyes" printed in Madrid in 2005.
* "Land of Black" Egypt in cooperation with Diwan in 2006.
* His disc "silk" from Abu Dhabi in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Festival in 2009.
* His disc "Travelling Souls" Pneuma Foundation of Spain 2011.
See also
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Arabic Lute House
The Arabic Oud House () is a music school for the traditional Arabic lute called oud in Cairo, Egypt. Founded by Iraqi oud player Naseer Shamma, the school has trained a new generation of oud players and subsequently opened branches in the United A ...
*
List of Iraqi artists
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Munir Bashir
Munir Bashir, ( ar, منير بشير, syr, ܡܘܢܝܪ ܒܫܝܪ) (1930 – September 28, 1997) was an Iraqi Assyrian musician and one of the most famous musicians in the Middle East during the 20th century and was considered to be the supreme m ...
, contemporary Iraqi Oud musician.
*
Kadim Al Sahir
Kadim Jabbar Al Samarai (born September 12, 1957), better known by his stage name Kadim Al Sahir ( ar, كاظم الساهر}), is an Iraqi singer and composer.
He typically performs with an orchestra of twenty to thirty musicians on Arabic ...
, an Iraqi singer, composer and songwriter.
References
External links
Arab Oud Housebio
Naseer Shamma: the musician, concerts, interviews
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1963 births
Living people
20th-century Iraqi poets
Iraqi oud players
Iraqi Shia Muslims
People from Kut
21st-century Iraqi poets