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UNESCO Artist for PEACE

Ambassador of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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Naseer Shamma  نصير شمّه

Life is Here — هنا الحياة

Naseer Shamma performs "Here is Life" (Huna Al Hayat) at the Global Oud Forum 2021, held at the Global Oud Center in Cairo. A meditation on presence, resilience and the beauty of the everyday, composed and performed on the eight-stringed oud that has become Shamma's signature.

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Amid the Palms — بين النخيل

"Amid the Palm Trees" (Bayn Al Nakheel) — an ensemble performance led by Naseer Shamma, weaving Iraqi maqam traditions with contemporary Arabic composition. Recorded live with the Eastern Orchestra.

Naseer Shamma  نصير شمّه

Peacebuilders LIVE in Erbil — قلعة أربيل

Peacebuilders LIVE — a full concert recorded at the historic Erbil Citadel in Iraqi Kurdistan. A cross-cultural gathering of musicians performing works dedicated to peace, reconciliation, and the shared heritage of Mesopotamia.

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Zourouni — زوروني (with Wynton Marsalis)

A cross-cultural collaboration between Naseer Shamma and jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, reinterpreting the classical Arabic song "Zourouni." Recorded at Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York.

Naseer Shamma  نصير شمّه

Cities of Daffodils — مدن النرجس

"Cities of Daffodils" (Mudun Al Narjis) — a signature Naseer Shamma composition. Composed in memory of the ancient cities of Iraq and their poets, performed on the eight-stringed oud.

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