Person

منير بشير

Munir Bashir, (Arabic: منير بشير; Syriac: ܡܘܢܝܪ ܒܫܝܪ; 1930 – September 28, 1997) was an Iraqi Assyrian musician and one of the most famous musicians in the Middle East during the 20th century and was considered to be one of the supreme masters of the Arab maqamat scale system.

He created different styles of the Arabian Oud. He was one of the first middle eastern instrumentalists known to Europe an…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Iraq
Born
1930
Died
September 28th, 1997
Labels
EMI Music Arabia
Le Chant du Monde
Preiser Records
Pathé
Auvidis Ethnic
Last updated: December 15th, 2020