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When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq (CD - 2006)UPC: 00093074053324Artist: Rahim Alhaj Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Genre: International - Iraqi Album Description: Personnel: Rahim Alhaj (oud); Rahim Alhaj; Souhail Kaspar (percussion).Recording information: Private Ear Recording, Hyattsville, MD (05/04/2005-05/07/2005).Photographer: Douglas Kent Hall.Oud master Rahim Al Haj, a former prisoner and outspoken critic of Saddam Hus... read more Personnel: Rahim Alhaj (oud); Rahim Alhaj; Souhail Kaspar (percussion). Recording information: Private Ear Recording, Hyattsville, MD (05/04/2005-05/07/2005). Photographer: Douglas Kent Hall. Oud master Rahim Al Haj, a former prisoner and outspoken critic of Saddam Hussein's government, defected from Iraq in the early 1990s, eventually moving to the States in 2000. His Grammy-nominated 2007 release sparkles with hypnotic, lively instrumentals featuring his lute and the capable backing of tablist and percussionist Souhail Kaspar. The CD comes with an informative 32-page booklet. minimize
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