Kadhem As-Saher Full Biography
Last Updated on Monday, 23 February 2009 00:50
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Legendary Live Performance:
Since his early career, Kadhem has been known for his exceptional live performance and popular concerts around the Arab World. It is not at all an exaggeration to say that he is among the best Arab live performers ever and his concerts are among the best concerts ever as well. Kadhem is a regular star in all Arab song festivals like:
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Babylon Festival, Iraq.
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Jarash Festival, Jordan
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Egyptian TV Nights, City Lights Festivals, Egypt.
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Arab Music Festival, Cairo Opera House.
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Carthage, Benzert, Safaqes, Festival, Tunisia.
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Bayt Ad-Deen, Soor, Rivon Festivals, Lebanon.
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Dubai, Al-Ain Festival, UAE.
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Doha Festival, Qatar.
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Al Qal'a Wal Wadi, Al-Hisn Castle, Al-Ard As-Sa'eeda Festivals, Syria.
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Rabat, Fas Festivals, Morocco.
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Muscat, Salala Festivals, Oman.
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Al-Kazif, Timqad, Jamila Festivals, Wahran International Arab Film Festival Algeria.
International Projects:
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Kadhem earned the attention of an American record label, Mondo Melodia, owned and operated by Miles Copeland, who also managed Sting. Following the success of Sting's collaboration with Algerian rai singer Cheb Mami, the song "Desert Rose," Copeland recruited a new vice president for his label, an expert on world Arabic music, Dawn Elder. Keen to establish the label's credentials as a leader in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music, Elder promptly signed Kadhem As-Saher for an American label release of "The Impossible Love" in the US in 2000. "The Impossible Love” was the number-one and number-two best selling album at Amazon (Oxford).
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Kadhem featured a duet with Grammy Winner, English soprano Sarah Brightman in "The War Is Over" singing English lyrics with her in addition to the Arabic part written by his career mate creative poet Kareem Al-Iraqi and composed by Kadhem as usual. The song was released in his album "Hafiyat Al-Qadamayn" (The Bare-footed) in 2004 as well as shot as a video clip.
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Celebrating the opening of the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan emerged the CD Love & Compassion: Hob Was Haneen. A unique, limited collector's edition compilation that spotlight contemporary & traditional Arab artists whose music has made an impact in the United States. Kadhem As- Saher featured the title track, "Love & Compassion" that's a call for world peace and justice with Grammy winning singer Paula, Cole, renowned Grammy Award winning arranger K.C. Porter, Grammy winning Cuban percussionist Luis Conte and 13 year old Karina Pasian from the Dominican Republic and for the second time, after his duet with Sarah Brightman, he sang both in English and Arabic.
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Kadhem Wrote, composed & sang the soundtrack for the documentary "My Country, My Country" about the suffering of Iraq's people and the political circumstances and challenges under US occupation. The movie directed, produced by Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer was nominated for many awards:
- Winner: Inspiration Award, Full Frame Film Festival
- Nominee: The Oscars' Academy Award for Best
- Documentary Nominee: Feature 2007 Spirit Award for Best Documentary 2007
- Official Selection: New Directors New Films Film Festival
- Official Selection: Berlin International Film Festival
- Official Selection: SxSW Film Festival
Kadhem received an invitation along with some of the film cast to attend the Oscars concert and widely popular Arabic satellite channel MBC made a special coverage about Kadhem at the Oscars containing interviews with him and director Laura Poitras.
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