GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Iraqi Maqam
- Genre family
- Traditional / Regional Music
- Starting recordings
- 11
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Iraqi Maqam
Iraqi maqam is an urban art-music tradition shaped by modal pathways, poetry, instrumental support and improvisation.
It provides a specific route beyond a generic Middle Eastern label into Iraqi modes, instruments and performance settings.
Begin with منير بشير.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreTraditional / Regional Music
Current genreIraqi Maqam
LISTENING GUIDE
What to listen for
01
Follow fine pitch inflections on the fretless oud.
02
Notice how ornaments organize long melodic lines.
03
Compare improvised passages with fixed repertory.
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Taqsîm en Maqâm Awshâr1971 · Iraqi MaqamOpen in new tab 02Taqsîm en Maqâm Dasht1971 · Iraqi MaqamOpen in new tab 03Taqsîm en Maqâm Lâmî1971 · Iraqi MaqamOpen in new tab 04Taqsîm en Maqâm Râst1971 · Iraqi MaqamOpen in new tab 05Dialogue Between Oud & Rhythms1987 · Iraqi MaqamOpen in new tab 06Taqsîm en Maqâm Nahawand1971 · Iraqi MaqamOpen in new tab 07Layal (Arabic Dance)1987 · Iraqi MaqamOpen in new tab 08Taqsîm en Maqâm Kurdî1971 · Iraqi MaqamOpen in new tab 09Babylonian Nights1987 · Iraqi MaqamOpen in new tab 10Taqsîm en Maqâm Hijâz kâr kurd1971 · Iraqi MaqamOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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