Qassem Hamid - Baghdad
In a surrealistic scene where beauty struggles with violence and extremism, life imposes its existence on the culture of death; music moves through the darkness in constant renewal and development, infiltrating the lives and hearts of Iraqis, feeding them with the nectar of life, despite the introspection of their tense surroundings.
The great interest of the Iraqis in Arabic music, and the follow-up of the growing young people in the world, produced a sophisticated musical generation, which came in response to the culture of violence and darkness, to convey messages of love and peaceful coexistence.
Perhaps one of the most important productions of this generation is the youth bands that returned to the art scene in a contemporary and modern manner after a break for a decade.
Evolution of the song
The band Draban has taken the title of an old Baghdadi word that means small folk alleys and presents songs in a modern way. Its members share the dream of broadcasting life and beauty in their society. They find in their music the natural development of the Iraqi civil song despite the difficulties of Iraqi society. , Through the platforms of social networking, which has gained them a wide spread, and the admiration of a good group of young people.
Al Jazeera Net, the lead singer of the main band Zeidoun Hussein, confirms that they are working on more live concerts, but the producers want commercial music and are not interested in raising the taste of the audience or providing songs and music with deep content and ideas. They are linked to Iraq's heritage culture and heritage. New songs, including a song entitled "Baghdad", which will be filmed by self-financing on the way "video clip" soon.
Past and future
Project 904, which is more inclined to Western music, began with the production of new 50-year-old Iraqi songs and a new melody, and the color of their own group, which suits the young ear, and does not disappoint the old and classical music lovers.
The band members stressed that they are keen not to forget the new generations of old songs of high technical level, with their work on the composition and composition and distribution of their own songs, in Arabic and English, and aspire to develop Iraqi music without losing its basic identity, and out of the concept of taste sophisticated - they say - The introduction of Western musical instruments in their own songs, or songs that revive them to suit the smoothness of each song.
Modernity and heritage
The film director and expert in folk arts Fuad Thunoun praised the youth groups as an extension of previous generations, but stressed the importance of continuing to develop their works without forgetting the heritage and heritage of Iraq.
According to Danon, the aesthetics of this development is the harmonious musical mix of Eastern and Western instruments, stressing the need for youth teams to support strong media and to hold more live concerts.
Civil and resistance
The spread of these teams is like the flow of water to an area that the dark people and terrorists tried to turn into the land of Yabab, and responded to the failure of the official institution to take care of art, according to journalist and civil activist Ali al-Sumari.
Al-Sumari points out that these groups are widely dispersed throughout Iraq. It is impossible to imagine this country without music, which has produced many musical venues. He added that the spread of music and youth groups is a characteristic of the civil states that resist extremism.
Young generation
Young men and women reported that they were constantly following the music groups, having seen modern music without any ambiguity, presenting it in an understandable and professional way. It also introduced them to old songs they had not previously known, by recreating them in a contemporary way. , Representing the development of music, especially that includes a distinctive mix of Western and Eastern instruments.