Born in 1969 in Bagdad, Iraq. studied qanoun and Arab music at The institute for Iraqi Music in Bagdad. Next to his work as a musician and qanoun teacher, He studied violin and western music at the Collage for Fine Arts. With Al Beariq his career turned international with concerts all over the world. He is a many-sided musician, who has an open mind for all kinds of musical influences. In fact he has never stepped aside for any experiment, he played Turkish, Greek, Uygur, jazz and Bach. He developed his own style to play the qanoun, making it sound like a harp sometimes, when he plays without the two plectra. He was the leader of several Arab Ensembles in Holland and Belgium. For more information mail me to:

 

jamilalasadi@hotmail.com