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'I am the last link': Hamid Al-Saadi's fight to save a centuries-old Iraqi musical tradition

Hamid Al-Saadi is worried he might be the last one in the lineage, the final master of a musical tradition that dates back ...
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Amir ElSaffar to bring maqam to Power Center - The Michigan Daily

This Wednesday, Iraqi-American trumpeter, vocalist and composer Amir ElSaffar will take the Power Center stage to perform selections from his newest project, Rivers of Sound. With an international, 17 ...