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Aida Nadeem
12+ albums
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Aida Nadeem was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1965; she grew up in the downtown section of the lively Middle Eastern metropolis. Her childhood and adolescence were colored by cultural diversity and she grew up in the midst of an inspiring and progressive political milieu. Already in her early childhood, Aida started to unfurl her musical and creative talents as a singer, a dancer and a poet. When she was twelve years old, Aida became very interested in classical music. At that time, she began her studies at the prestigious academy for music and ballet in Baghdad, which happened to be the country's only educational institution of the kind. Her main instrument was the bassoon. Accordingly, her repertoire consisted of both classical and avant-garde music, while Arabic music remained an integral part of her sound world, as a natural element of everyday life. At the time, the primary sources of inspiration for her were composers like Karlheinz Stockhausen and Arthur Honegger. Early on, Aida Nadeem devoted herself to cultivating sublime instrumental proficiency and in 1986, she gained employment with Iraq's symphony orchestra. In light of the political ferment in Iraq, Aida chose to subordinate her musical interests in favor of a more active political commitment. Her ensuing politically related activities ultimately resulted in the fact that Aida was forced to flee from her native country. On the personal level, these events spelled out nothing short of a tragedy, which would later co
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