Ilham Al-Madfai

Ilham al-Madfai is an Iraqi guitarist, singer and composer. al-Madfai's synthesis of Western guitar stylings with traditional Iraqi music has made him a popular performer in his native country and throughout the Middle East. Beginning in 1999, al-Madfai released a string of albums on EMI's label, including his platinum eponymous debut, Ilham al-Madfai, Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, Baghdad and The Voice of Iraq: The Best of Ilham al-Madfai. In 2009, Al-Madfai released Dishdasha. His Western-inspired compositions led to a nickname; "The Baghdad Beatle". From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilham_a...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)