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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Rebuilding Iraq: Ottmar Liebert and Rahim Alhaj Return to Moorish Traditions

September 17, 2009

The Spanish guitar and the sounds of flamenco have a Middle Eastern connection that dates back to the Moorish conquest of Spain in the eighth century.  In fact, as an undergraduate student studying classical guitar, I learned that one of the first treatises of musical instruments was written during this time period.  As a result, [...]

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