Rahim Alhaj, Ottmar Liebert, Jon Gagan, Barrett Martin's lyrics & chords

Early in the Moors’ reign, an illustrious Iraqi oud player, Ziryab, fled Baghdad in fear for his life, as the story goes, and migrated to Córdoba, a cultural center of Al-Andalus (Andalusia). He brought with him a profound musical heritage and a host of innovations that laid the foundation for Spanish music. Among many other things, he initiated an evolutionary process that led to the development of the modern flamenco guitar. The circle has come round again, and another illustrious Iraqi oud player, Rahim AlHaj, has fled political tyranny...read more