Munir Bashir has been played on NTS in shows including The Early Bird Show w/ Spirit Blue, featured first on 23 May 2015. Songs played include Johnny Guitar, Maqam Nahawend and Taqsîm En Maqâm Râst.

Munir Bashir was born in Mosul, situated in northern Iraq. According to different references he was born between 1928 and 1930 and he died September 28, 1997. Munir Bashir was one of the most famous musicians in the Middle East during the 20th century and was considered to be the supreme master of the Arab maqamat scale system. In the long history of the oud / ud, Munir Bashir is one…