Rahim Alhaj
Letters from Iraq Rahim Alhaj Oud and String Quintet [ Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / CD - released 1/Jun/2023 ] Letters from Iraq expresses the love and pain of lives lived by the people of war-torn Iraq. Actual mailed letters and their stories are transposed into eight gripping programmatic compositions by Iraqi-American composer and oud player, Rahim AlHaj... |
Rahim Al Haj with Souhail Kaspar
When the Soul is Settled - Music of Iraq [ Smithsonian Records / CD - released 24/Oct/2006 ] Featuring nine uniquely Iraqi extended improvisations from Rahim Al Haj on the oud and the short-necked Arabian lute, accompanied on Near Eastern percussion by Souhail Kaspar. |
Rahim
Ideal Lives [ Pop Frenzy Records / CD - released 8/Aug/2006 ] Jagged post-punk inspired by the likes of Q and Not U, Les Savy Fav and Gang Of Four. If that’s your bag, THIS is too. “Angular, skittering rock with a creamy centre.” - NPR. |