CAIRO, Egypt -- Iraqi musician Naseer Shamma's reputation as a master of the oud, a pear-shaped string instrument, is built in part on a piece he wrote to describe the horrors of war. His "Al-Amariya" ...

Naseer Shamma (Arabic ,نصير شمة), is a renowned Arab Iraqi musician and oud player. He was born in 1963 in Kut, a village on the Tigris River. He began studying the oud at the age of 12 in Baghdad, ...

02 April 2008 Abu Dhabi, UAE: Oud prodigy Naseer Shamma has had a longstanding relationship with the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival, making it his prime venue for premiering his ground-breaking ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — War kept him away from his beloved homeland for decades. Now, virtuoso oud player Naseer Shamma hopes to help rebuild conflict-scarred Iraq through a series of concerts and other ...

CAIRO — Iraqi musician Naseer Shamma’s reputation as a master of the oud, a pear-shaped stringed instrument, is built in part on a piece he wrote to describe the horrors of war. His “Al-Amariya” draws ...

As a presenter, the Marcus Performing Arts Center can and should bring once-in-a-lifetime concerts to Milwaukee. Thursday's night show by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra fit that rubric.

On Tuesday March 22, the Cairo Opera House Small Hall hosted an exceptional concert. The Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Ahmed El Saedi, was accompanied by soloist Naseer Shamma, the ...

As part of a special commission and production, and with the sponsorship of its lead partner, Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), the 18th edition of Abu Dhabi Festival (ADF), held under the theme ...