Munir Bachir Meditations "Munir Bachir [his last-name is spelled as Bachir, Bechir or Bashir depending on which language] was born in Mosul (Iraq) in 1930, into a long established family of musicians. His father thought him to play the ud at a very young age. He then spent six years studying at the Baghdad Institute of Music, directed by Sharif Muhiddin. Later, he completed a doctorate of musicology in Budapest." (written by Cherif Khaznadar, from CD's program notes) "Meditations" was released by a French label, Inedit. Inedit has a web-site where you can see their catalog and purchase CDs. You can also find this CD in some of the on-line distributors, we have links to these distributors on our "Oud CDs" page. Artists and their recordings in this category: Munir Bachir: Meditations Omar Bashir: Zykrayati Munir Bechir: Babylon Mood Naseer Shamma: Ishraq Munir Bashir: L'art du ud Iraqi Music: Ud Taqsim and Pasta Munir Bachir: En concert/live a Paris click on the names to see the CDs from that country: Armenia Lebanon Turkey Egypt Morocco Other Iran Palestinian Heritage Contemporary Iraq Sudan Israel Tunisia