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The unfretted Oud may be the hardest of all instruments to play, with its delicately flattened intervals, but Mukhtar extracts magic: he can make it dream, gallop, or thunder, and he uses silence to great effect.
~Michael Church | The Independent~
The concepts of the great Arabic philosopher, Al- Kindi, are the foundation on which Ahmed Mukhtar has developed his skills in playing the Oud. He practices Al- Kindi theoretical concepts, by using music liberated from clinched predictable styles, music based on the rich wonderful musical traditions, but at the same time enriched by the spirit of contemporary music.
~Al-Hayat Newspaper~
Ahmed Mukhtar’s blessed fingers fashioning shades and shapes from his instrument that most people can only dream of. Veering from sprightly melodic segments to passages of innovative strokes and strums, the effect is a unique excursion to the heart and soul of sensual acoustics.
~People Sound~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Iraqi Oud in the British Museum – Albukhary Gallery Openning 

العود العراقي في المتحف البريطاني – معرض البخاري

 

العود العراقي يدخل ضمن مقتنيات المتحف البريطاني – ايلاف

المقالة في اللغة العربية –> click here

 

The Iraqi Oud has been chosen as one of the artifacts to be displayed in the new permanent exhibition.

Article in English –> click here

 

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Borderless Leominster Community Centre, Leominster, Herefordshire

 

The Jazz Mann – 9th October 2018

Concert Review by Ian Mann

 

 

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Oud and  Strings – A Meeting Point for East and West

London Strings Festival, Concert Review – 26th September 2018

 

Concert Review by Ruba Hillawi

 

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“Music Heals the Soul” – Interview with Iraqi Oud Master, Ahmed Mukhtar 

 

FRRME COMMS – 4th September 2018
Interview by Alex Wentworth

 

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photo credit: Colin Bailey

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اصابع بابلية في لندن 
Babylonian Fingers in London

 

جريدة الصباح – عراق
Assabah Newspaper, Iraq

 

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Ahmed Mukhtar and Oud: Communicating Experiences

Serenada Magazine, Goa, India – 2nd April 2017
Interview by Sebanti Chatterjee

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Awards Balance media’s distorted view of Britain’s Muslims

Saudi Gazette – 13 April 2009

Written by Susannah Tarbush

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Award for Excellence 

 

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Global Rhythm Magazine with Ahmed Mukhtar

Global Rhythm – February 2006

Written by Bruce Miller

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Classical music meets Saddam’s notorious torture-house

The Independent, UK – 24 January 2006

Article by: Michael Church

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The Road to Baghdad

Global Rhythm – 22 September 2005

By Stacy Meyn 

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Ahmed Mukhtar: Sound of Baghdad

Review of The Soldier’s Tale, music by Mukhtar 

The Independent, UK – 10 March 2003

Written by Michael Church

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Word on Your Street: The Global Music Challenge – Musician’s Stories (WOMAD 2003)

BBC Radio, UK – 2003

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Rhythms of Baghdad – Album Review

Nexus Magazine – April/May 2003 

Reviewed by Richard Giles 

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