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Kazem Al-Saher is one of the world's superstars. He's sold 30 million albums. Across the Middle East, and around much of the globe, the Iraqi's concerts sell out in a heartbeat.<\/p>\nKazem Al-Saher is one of the world's superstars. He's sold 30 million albums. Across the Middle East, and around much of the globe, the Iraqi's concerts sell out in a heartbeat.<\/p>\n
Born in 1961 in northern Iraq, Al-Saher took up guitar at 10, then switched to the more traditional oud. Two years later he wrote his first songs. At 21 he entered the Academy, a young man obsessed with music. Along with his studies, Al-Saher was trying to break into the pop business as a singer-songwriter, but with no luck. Instead, he found an opening through the back door, and in 1987 made a video with a television director friend for his autobiographical song, "Ladghat E-Hayya" (The Snake Bite), which caused a sensational reaction when slipped into a TV broadcast.<\/p>\n
He recently won the BBC World Music Awards in 2004 and performed in major theaters like the Royal Albert Hall in London.<\/p>\n
These are a set of artistamps to commemorate this great Iraqi artist.<\/p>\n