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About

Omar Bashir was born in 1970 in Budapest, Hungary. He started playing Oud at 5, next to his father, Munir Bashir, the Iraqi virtuoso who first made the Oud a solo recital instrument and popularized it in the West. At 7, Omar joined the Baghdad Music and Ballet school. He would eventually become a teacher there and set up his own band of 24 musicians specialized in traditional Iraqi music. They performed regularly across Egypt, Russia, Turkey and many Arabic countries.

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Discography

  • Taqâsîm (Luth arabe, Arab Lute)

    Taqâsîm (Luth arabe, Arab Lute)

    Album2012
  • Masters of Oud

    Masters of Oud

    Album2010
  • Jérusalem, la Ville des deux Paix : La Paix céleste et la Paix terrestre

    Jérusalem, la Ville des deux Paix : La Paix céleste et la Paix terrestre

    Album2008
  • Latin Oud

    Latin Oud

    Album2007
  • The Sound of Civilization

    The Sound of Civilization

    Album2004
  • Al Andalous

    Al Andalous

    Album2001
  • Flamenco Night

    Flamenco Night

    Album2000
  • Zykrayati

    Zykrayati

    Album1999
  • Duo de 'ûd

    Duo de 'ûd

    Album1998