He was born in 1963 in Kut, a city on the Tigris River. He is born to a Feyli Kurdish father and a Khazraji Arab mother. He began studying the oud at the age of 12 in Baghdad, following in the footsteps of Jamil and Munir Bashir. He received his diploma from the Baghdad Academy of Music in 1987. He began to teach oud after three years at the academy, as well as continuing his own studies. Shamma has composed music for films, plays and television and created the Arabic Oud House.[1]
In the 1980s, Shamma was accused by the Iraqi government of criticising Saddam Hussein. He was asked to visit the Iraqi embassy to Amman, where he was kidnapped and transported against his will to Iraq where he was imprisoned. He was interrogated for weeks, and was sentenced to death without a court hearing. He was ultimately released without any meaningful process.[4]
^UNESCO (2017-02-20). "Celebrated Iraqi musician Naseer Shamma named UNESCO Artist for Peace". UNESCO. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
^"Naseer Shamma, IFRC Goodwill Ambassador for the Middle East". International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
^"Interview with Naseer Shamma". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
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Naseer Shamma: the musician, concerts, interviews
January 01, 1970
naseer, shamma, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, ta. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Naseer Shamma news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Naseer Shamma Arabic نصير شمه is an Iraqi musician and oud player Naseer ShammaNaseer Shamma in Cordoba Spain in 2011Background informationBorn1963Kut IraqOriginIraqGenresMusic of Iraq Arabic Music OudOccupation s Oud playerYears active1987 presentWebsitehttps www shammamusic com He was born in 1963 in Kut a city on the Tigris River He is born to a Feyli Kurdish father and a Khazraji Arab mother He began studying the oud at the age of 12 in Baghdad following in the footsteps of Jamil and Munir Bashir He received his diploma from the Baghdad Academy of Music in 1987 He began to teach oud after three years at the academy as well as continuing his own studies Shamma has composed music for films plays and television and created the Arabic Oud House 1 Among other recognitions Shamma has been distinguished as UNESCO Artist for Peace 2 and by the International Red Crescent and Red Cross Societies as goodwill ambassador 3 In the 1980s Shamma was accused by the Iraqi government of criticising Saddam Hussein He was asked to visit the Iraqi embassy to Amman where he was kidnapped and transported against his will to Iraq where he was imprisoned He was interrogated for weeks and was sentenced to death without a court hearing He was ultimately released without any meaningful process 4 Contents 1 Discography 1 1 Cassettes 1 2 Other 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDiscography editLe Luth de Bagdad 1994 Institut du Monde Arabe reissued as Le Luth de Bagdad Histoire d amour orientale Ishraq 1996 Musicaimmagine The Moon Fades 1999 Incognito If Found 2004 Diwan Maqamat Ziryab 2005 Pneuma Hilal Crescent 2006 Pneuma Ard Al Sawad The Black Land or Land of Darkness 2006 Diwan Viaje De Las Almas Travelling Souls 2011 Pneuma Cassettes edit Before I Get Crucified 1997 The Night of Baghdad 1997 Eastern Love Story 1997 Declaring My Love Silently 1997 For the Children of Iraq 1997 The Siege of Baghdad 2000 Other edit Oud Naseer Shamma 2000 Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation The Fire This Time 2002 Hidden Art Silk 2008 Abu Dhabi Festival See also editArabic Lute House List of Iraqi artists Munir Bashir contemporary Iraqi Oud musician Kazem Al Sahir an Iraqi singer composer and songwriter References edit Shamma Naseer 1963 Encyclopedia com www encyclopedia com Retrieved 2021 08 30 UNESCO 2017 02 20 Celebrated Iraqi musician Naseer Shamma named UNESCO Artist for Peace UNESCO Retrieved 2021 08 30 Naseer Shamma IFRC Goodwill Ambassador for the Middle East International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Retrieved 2021 08 30 Interview with Naseer Shamma YouTube Retrieved 2024 01 04 External links editArab Oud House bio Naseer Shamma the musician concerts interviews Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Naseer Shamma amp oldid 1193642905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
