Weekly conversation
Al-Forat's Guest
Creative Iraqis at home and abroad
- Airs
- Monday, 15:30
- Rerun
- Rerun Tuesday, 00:30
- Season
- Season 5
A young maqam singer brings the voice of old Baghdad back to evenings on the Tigris
The episode's guest is a young maqam singer from Baghdad who trained at the Iraqi Maqam House and holds weekly evening performances on the banks of the Tigris near Sarafiya Bridge. He talks about the differences between the main maqams and a young audience that has begun returning to the art form, and performs an excerpt of Maqam Rast in the studio with a Baghdadi chalghi ensemble.
About the programme
Al-Forat's Guest
Special interviews with Iraqi creators, athletes and artists inside the country and abroad.
Each week “Al-Forat's Guest” meets an Iraqi who has made a mark in their field: a national team athlete, a doctor abroad, an artist or a young inventor. A personal conversation about beginnings and challenges, with a visit to the guest's workplace or home town.
- Monday, 15:30
- Tuesday, 00:30
- 60 minutes
- 2021
- Season 5
- Special interviews
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