Ahmed Mukhtar

Iraqi Oud Master

Institut du Monde Arabe - Paris

In Paris - Institute of the Arab World

De Baghdad a Cordoue
Rhythm Sticks Festival

The Two Rivers

Live at Purcell Room - London

20 July 2005
Longing

New video
Radio Monte Carlo, Paris- Faiz Maqdasi Interviewing Mukhtar , 23/11/2006

24 November 2006 - Radio Monte Carlo

In Maqam Kurd with many modulations to other maqams. The rhythm Sama'ai thaqil (10/8) is very old and comes from the Abbasid period (750-1258 AD).