Rahim Alhaj - Little Earth flac album

On Little Earth, Rahim AlHaj set out to create a musical confluence, a caravanserai for artists from around the globe. The artistic gesture of the album emerges from the fact that humanity numbers nearly seven billion, all inhabitants of this our home, a place he came to call Little Earth. So, Rahim built a musical meeting place on Little Earth of newly composed works. Each composition needed to speak from its own singular identity, from its center. The only overtly political track is Qaasim and it is not surprisingly the most powerful piece of music on the album. It is a composition that tries to make sense of the loss brought about by war as it commemorates the life of Alhaj s cousin who was killed during the most recent US occupation. Featuring the insistent sounds of Stephen Kent s didjeridoo, it is a low rhythmic piece that emulates an Iraqi woman s cries of grieving and loss.

Album · 2010 · 15 Songs. Rahim Alhaj & Little Earth Orchestra. Rahim Alhaj & Guy Klucevsek. Little Earth Rahim Alhaj.

Iraqi oud master Rahim Alhaj has made his home in the . since 2000, but his eye is on the big picture, the entire globe - his Little Earth. He certainly has the pulling power to draw in some big names, ranging from . s Peter Buck to guitarist Bill Frisell and accordionist Guy Klucevsek. In fact, his collaborators here are from all over the world, responding in their individual ways to his compositions. Track Listing - Disc 1. Sample.

Rahim Alhaj ‎– Little Earth. Label: UR Music ‎– UR 005. Format: 2 CD, Album. Cello – Jesse McAdooDouble Bass – Robin AbelesGoblet Drum, Tambourine, Daf – Issa MallufPerformer – Little Earth OrchestraViola – Monica De La HozViolin – Luis Alberto (5), Roberta Arruda.

1. Sama'i Baghdad - Little Earth Orchestra. 2. Going Home - Little Earth Orchestra. 3. Athens to Baghdad - Peter Buck, Lorenzo Martinez. 4. Lullaby - Robert Mirabal.

Rahim AlHaj, virtuoso oud musician and composer, was born in Baghdad, Iraq and began playing the oud (the grandfather of all stringed instruments) at age nine. Early on, it was evident that he had a remarkable talent for playing the oud. Mr. Alhaj studied under the renowned Munir Bashir, considered by many to be the greatest oud player ever, and Salim Abdul Kareem, at the Institute of Music in Baghdad, Iraq. AlHaj won various awards at the Conservatory and graduated in 1990 with a diploma in composition. He holds a degree in Arabic Literature from Mustunsariya University in Baghdad

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Rahim AlHaj (Arabic: رحيم الحاج, born c. 1968) is an Iraqi American oud musician and composer. AlHaj was born in Baghdad, Iraq and began playing the oud (an Arabic lute) at age nine. AlHaj studied under the renowned Munir Bashir, considered by many to be the greatest oud player ever, and Salim Abdul Kareem, at the Institute of Music in Baghdad, Iraq