When the Soul Is Settled

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Album: When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Taqsim Maqam Ajam	More Info...	0:09
2)	Taqsim Maqam Mukhalif	More Info...	0:04
3)	Taqsim Maqam Sika	More Info...	0:07
4)	Taqsim Maqam Kurd	More Info...	0:08
5)	Taqsim Maqam Bayyat-Husayni	More Info...	0:08
6)	Taqsim Maqam Hijaz	More Info...	0:08
7)	Taqsim Maqam Lami	More Info...	0:09
8)	Taqsim Maqam Sharqi Rast	More Info...	0:11
9)	Taqsim Maqam Saba	More Info...	0:07

Album: When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Taqsim Maqam Ajam	More Info...	0:09
2)	Taqsim Maqam Mukhalif	More Info...	0:04
3)	Taqsim Maqam Sika	More Info...	0:07
4)	Taqsim Maqam Kurd	More Info...	0:08
5)	Taqsim Maqam Bayyat-Husayni	More Info...	0:08
6)	Taqsim Maqam Hijaz	More Info...	0:08
7)	Taqsim Maqam Lami	More Info...	0:09
8)	Taqsim Maqam Sharqi Rast	More Info...	0:11
9)	Taqsim Maqam Saba	More Info...	0:07

Performer Notes

Personnel: Rahim Alhaj (oud); Rahim Alhaj; Souhail Kaspar (percussion).
Recording information: Private Ear Recording, Hyattsville, MD (05/04/2005-05/07/2005).
Photographer: Douglas Kent Hall.
Oud master Rahim Al Haj, a former prisoner and outspoken critic of Saddam Hussein's government, defected from Iraq in the early 1990s, eventually moving to the States in 2000. His Grammy-nominated 2007 release sparkles with hypnotic, lively instrumentals featuring his lute and the capable backing of tablist and percussionist Souhail Kaspar. The CD comes with an informative 32-page booklet.

Professional Reviews

Dirty Linen (p.62) - "[T]he whole thing has a richness of spirit that speaks to the senses. A gentle revelation."

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