Ilham al-Madfai

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Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Iraq

Active from

1941

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Listeners

7,425

Total plays

53,537

Ilham al Madfai (Arabic: إلهام المدفعي ) is an Iraqi guitarist, singer, and composer. His musical talent began to develop seriously when he was twelve years old. He started as, and still is, a guitarist at heart. His musical career formally started when he formed his first band, the Twisters, in the 1960s. They were the first band in Iraq, and probably the Arab world, that used modern instruments to play Arabic music (guitar, drums, bass, & piano). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ilham+Al+M

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

Iraq

Place of birth

Baghdad

Occupation

composer

Languages spoken

Arabic

Instrument

voice

Record label

EMI Records

Image

Ilham Al Madfai in 2005.jpg

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