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Born in Diala – Iraq , 1959.
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Art Diploma from Iraqi Institute of
Melodic Studies 1981.
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B.A Musicologe from Art Academy –
Baghdad university in 1992 .
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Member of Dutch (
Kunstenaars & CO
) / Netherland 2003.
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Member of (
Dutch Musicians Union - Ntb)
Netherland 2004.
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Member of (
Buma & Stemra
) / Netherland 2004.
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Member of (Iraqi
Musician Association)
/ Iraq 1976 .
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Member of (Iraqi
Artists Union)
/ Iraq 1982 .
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Member of Iraqi Musical Hertage
Group which was founded by the
great Artist “
Munir Bashir
since 1976.
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Composer in Iraqi Radio & T.V since
1984.
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Head of Department of Musical
instruments and song in Musical
Studies Institute and also a teacher
of musical theories & Analysis and
the Jozza in the Iraqi Melody
Studies Institute As well as in
Music & Ballet School 1982-1997.Playing and Assembly Singing in
Iraqi Musical Studies Institute and
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He worked as a teacher for playing &
collective singing & eastern musical
theories in music arts department –
Faculty of Fine Arts .
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Member of Al Kindi Ensemble which
consists of the best Syrian & Arab
musicians with the French player “
Julien Weiss “,.
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Member of Jazz Dutch Band (
WOGELKWART ) .
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He gave lectures about music &
Iraqi Maqam in a lot of universities,
institutes and cultural centers in
almost all over the world. For
example, Harvard University in USA,
Belfast University in Ireland,
Jordanian Academy for Music, Yarmouk
University – Music Department in
Jordan, Higher Institute for Music
in Tunis World Cultures House in
Netherlands – Rasa, American
University Beirut
and Higher Institute for Music in
Damascus/ Syria.
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Obtained Aril city Medal in France
with Iraqi Music Heritage Group1977.
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Obtained Medal of youth Festival,
Baghdad 1983
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Obtained the “ Best Musical Melody
“at the Iraqi Puplic festival 1986.
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Obtained Medal of “ Best Poem Melody
in Sung Poem Festival 1994 .
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Obtained Medal of the Jordanian
Academy for Music in 1996 .
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The Iraqi Maqam Ensemble was
reestablished in 1989under under the
direction
of instrumentalist and composer
Mohammad Gomar, to continue its
mission to preserve and develop arab
classical music in Iraq.
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He founded in 2000 supported by
Dutch Cultural & Art Establishments
Iraqi Maqam Foundation in
Netherlands This Est. aims to show
and teach
the Iraqi Music represented by the
Iraqi Maqam in Europe and the world.
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Mohammad Hussein Gomar
is considered on of the best Iraqi
players on Jozza recently,
He was taught by the Tajikistani expert
Mahmodov within ( 1976-1979) and he was
taught by the late Artist Hasan Al Nakeb
& Dakhel Ahmad. He was taught the
principles of the Iraqi Maqam by the
expert Sha’ubi Ibrahim, in addition to
the eastern Musical theories sciences by
the great Artist Rohi Al Khammash who
recommended the Artist Mohammad Gomar to
teach musical theories & Analysis in
Musical Studies Institute after him.
He worked in the field of melody
composing and musical composition in the
sense that he composed the music and
melodies for a collection of the Iraqi
Poems, songs and the music of drama, T.V.
& Radio works.
His style in composing was characterized
by the Iraqi characteristic acquired by
his practice and study for the Iraqi
Maqam in Music Studies Institute mixed
with the contemporary academic style by
studying the Modern Music Sciences in
Fine Music Department – Faculty of Fine
Arts / Baghdad University. He was highly
influenced when he started in terms of
musical composition by the style of the
well known Kurdish Artist – violin
player Anwar Karadaghi who was really
considered one of the musical movement
pioneer in Kurdstan – Iraq. He followed
his style by relying on the Kurdish
Signing Folklore mixing it with the
instrumental music, that was clear in
his musical compositions ( Thraya, Hadel,
Roueda Giayan, Thraya Hayati …. etc. )
A lot of brilliant Jozza players are
graduated from his school recently. He
was characterized by a special style in
teaching such instrument mixed with the
Iraqi characteristic and the advanced
western instrumental technique which he
learnt from his master the Tajakistani
Mahmodov which was about the scientific
and academic use of bow movement and the
way of handling and putting the
instrument in the sense that he composed
a special method for the important
exercises of the ancient heritage
instrument ( its history goes back up to
2350 before Christ ) corresponding with
this style in playing.
He is very grateful to all his teachers
who taught him, especially the great
artist Munir Bashir 1927-1997 who has
shown him a great deal of interest while
he was at the beginning stage, that was
when he accepted him to join the “
Musical Heritage Ensemble “ since 1976.
He traveled through his work with this
ensemble to different countries around
the world participating in an
international & Arab festivals, gaining
the practical experience by playing the
music of the great players in the Iraqi
Maqam , such as Yousif Omar, Sha’ubi
Ibrahim and Hamza Al Saadawi & the great
Artist Hussein Al Azami the companion of
his journey of art and study, they
worked together for a long time when
they worked in the Iraqi Music Heritage
Ensemble & Al Kindi Ensemble, and
through dealing with and meeting the
artists in all over the world. also
grateful to the Melody composer Farouk
Hilal who discovered him talent in the
field of melody composition, so that he
encouraged and pushed him in such field.
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