Munir Bashir
Middle Eastern music, Composer
1930 – 1997
Who was Munir Bashir?
Munir Bashir, the King of Oud was an Assyrian Iraqi musician and one of the most famous musicians in the Middle East during the 20th century and was considered to be the supreme master of the Arab maqamat scale system.
He created different styles of the Arabian short scaled lute, the oud. He was one of the first middle eastern instrumentalists known to Europe and America. Bashir’s music is distinguished by a novel style of improvisation that reflects his study of Indian and European tonal art in addition to oriental forms. Born in Iraq, he had to deal with numerous disruptions of violent coup attempts and multiple wars that the country went through. He would eventually exile to Europe and become noticeable first in eastern nations such as Hungary and Bulgaria.
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- Born
- 1930
Mosul - Also known as
- Munir Bachir
- Bashir, Munir
- Mounir Bachir
- Siblings
- Profession
- Lived in
- Mosul
- Died
- Sep 28, 1997
Budapest
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on July 23, 2013
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