Tel Aviv and Baghdad, one through music: meet Dudu Tassa and the Kuwaitis

Tel Aviv and Baghdad, one through music: meet Dudu Tassa and the Kuwaitis

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    Saleh and Daoud El-Kuwaitis' music comes to life in Israel with Dudu Tassa and the Kuwaitis.
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    Tel Aviv and Baghdad, one through music: Saleh and Daoud El-Kuwaitis' music comes to life in Israel with Dudu Tassa and the Kuwaitis.

    Meet Dudu Tassa and the Kuwaitis, who are bringing back to life Saleh and Daoud El-Kuwaitis' music. They were legends in Iraq in the 1930's. Considered the very founders of modern Iraqi music.

    In recent years, Dudu Tassa has breathed new life into their musical legacy, fusing together their Arabic songs with new elements like electric guitar and bass. Two of his albums, "Dudu Tassa and the Kuwaitis," went platinum twice. He shares his rich Jewish-Iraqi heritage far and wide with eager audiences in Israel and around the world.​​


     
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