The World's Music at Oxford - Ahmed Mukhtar
- Date 28 February 2023 - 7.00 p.m. - 28 February 2023 - 9.00 p.m.
- Location St John's Auditorium
We’re delighted to invite you to the second concert of The World's Music at Oxford's 2022-2023 season with Iraqi musician and oud player, Ahmed Mukhtar.
Born in Baghdad, Mukhtar has been playing the oud (Arabic lute) and Arabic percussions since 1979. He has worked with many folk music groups and musicians in the city. In 1983, he began studying both the oud and percussion at the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad with the Masters Ghanim Haddad and Jameel Jerjis. In 1985, Mukhtar began working with Arabic orchestras and performing on Iraqi TV with a variety of Iraqi groups. A few years later, in 1990 he attended the High Institute of Music in Damascus where he continued his studies of the oud and Western percussions. In 1999, Mukhtar earned an MA from the London College of Music, and in 2003, he received a Masters Degree in Performance with a focus on Middle-Eastern and Arabic music from SOAS (the School of Oriental and African Studies), London.
He is currently teaching oud, percussion and Arabic music theory in many institutes around London including SOAS, the University of London, and the Taqasim Music School. This is in addition to working as the Musical Programs Director for Al-Fayha, an Iraqi television channel.
The concert will take place at St John’s College on 28th February at 7pm. The event is free and open to all.
Purchase tickets here.
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The World’s Music at Oxford is a project run and supported by St John's College at the University of Oxford, which blends research into global musics with live performance. Their events take place at St John's College and are free and open to all. They also stream all events online for audiences around the world. Find out more on their website https://theworldsmusicatoxford.com/
