Danielo - 6-7-2009 at 05:56 AM
Hi guys,
I just found this incredible youtube channel about Iraqi maqam:
http://www.youtube.com/user/IraqiMaqam
Never heard any music so moving !
try this one among others...
or oud taqsim in Lami from Cairo congress recordings..
Dan
Danielo - 6-7-2009 at 06:40 AM
.... anyone knows about the oud player 'Azzuri Harun who played this great taqsim ?
muhrvis - 6-7-2009 at 09:58 AM
Looks like an awesome channel. I need to explore it.
msimon - 6-7-2009 at 07:48 PM
This is great! Thanks,
MS
Masel - 6-8-2009 at 01:15 AM
Ezra Aharon (Izuri Efendi) was born in baghdad in 1903. He played iraqi maqam like you have said, in 1936 he came to palestine, and later he helped
form the israeli national radio's arabic orchestra. He played there until the 70s and when he was asked who will replace him he said "Only one, Yusef
el-awad" (Yosef Shem-Tov, I will try and upload some music by him).
Danielo - 6-8-2009 at 07:08 AM
thanks Masel for the info. Did he make other recordings of iraqi music later?
Masel - 6-8-2009 at 11:02 PM
Like I said he played in the israeli national radio's arabic orchestra. They made a tons and tons of recordings (which are mostly locked up in the
archives...), from original compositions of members of the orchestra to classical samaiat etc. and folk songs. They were one of the most prolific
orchestras and were very well known not just in israeli but also in the countries around. They also had great musicians - on violin Felix Mizrahi,
Daud Akram, on qanun Avraham Salman, on Nay Alber Elias...
This is the only thing of theirs I can find right now, the singer is egyptian-born Faiza Rushdi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeoxm-xJp7I
Masel - 6-8-2009 at 11:59 PM
Samai Nigriz composed by Salim al-Nur, played by the orchestra.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYxAAQ5U1Xs&feature=related
Danielo - 6-9-2009 at 10:45 AM
Hi,
thanks for this Masel! Are there projects to made all these recordings available to the public?
Dan
John Erlich - 6-9-2009 at 04:33 PM
Hi Dan,
This web site sells 60+ titles available of Iraqi music, most of which was recorded by Iraqi immigrants in Israel: http://www.israel-music.com/browse/music/oriental/iraqi/
If you want traditional music, you need to listen to the samples, since some recordings, especially newer ones, use synthesizer. 
Some of the best are from Filfel Gourgy.
Enjoy!
Best,
John
Masel - 6-10-2009 at 05:57 AM
danielo, Salim al-Nur has a cd which this samai is taken from (plus a samai in maqam iraq which i analized a while ago, http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=7427#pid465... (by the way i made a mistake the rhythm in the last verse is not egreg it is either 3 or 6). there are other artists which have cds with the
orchestra - the violinist Daud Akram has i think 4, Yosef Shem-Tov has one or two, Faiza Rushdi, all these i have. there are probably others but in
general for some strange reason the radio station doesn't easily let the materials out which is a crime in my opinion..