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Omar Bashir

Omar Bashir was born in 1970 in Budapest, Hungary. He started playing the oud at 5, next to his father, Munir Bashir, the Iraqi virtuoso who first made the oud a solo recital instrument and popularized it in the West. At 7, Omar Bashir joined the Baghdad Music and Ballet School. He would eventually become a teacher there and set up his own band of 24 musicians specializing in traditional Iraqi music. They performed regularly across Egypt, Russia, Turkey and many Arabic countries.

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Omar Bashir 9/22/03: Omar Bashir

Omar Bashir, the “Prince of Oud,” plays traditional Iraqi music mixed with jazz-like improvisations. Bashir has played all over the world, from Ankara to Zemplen (Hungary), and has taught in Baghdad and Budapest.
Presented in cooperation with the Middle EastInstitute.

Omar Bashir

Omar Bashir, the “Prince of Oud,” plays traditional Iraqi music mixed with jazz-like improvisations. Bashir has played all over the world, from Ankara to Zemplen (Hungary), and has taught in Baghdad and Budapest.
Presented in cooperation with the Middle EastInstitute.

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