"Of course music helps the kids psychologically, especially after everything that Iraq has been through," he told CNN. "Music is a rhythm, it's like day and night, life and death, it helps ...

Iraqi star Hussam Al Rassam releases "Aswelak Eres"! Composed by Al Rassam, lyrics by Diaa Al-Mayali, arranged by Othman ...

I like to listen to music all the time. Are there any negative aspects to this? – Hussein, age 17, Iraq Music surrounds us. It can be a companion throughout the day – listening on the way to ...

are considered the creators of modern Iraqi music, and two of the greatest Arab musicians in history. In the 1950's they immigrated to Israel, where no one paid attention to their music.

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(credit: EVYATAR NISSAN) AHARON, LIKE the Al-Kuwaiti brothers, had been a bona fide A-lister of the Arabic music world. “He came here in 1934, from Iraq. He had been a star. He performed in ...

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