Music archive protects cultural heritage in Kurdistan, Iraq

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Music archive protects cultural heritage in Kurdistan, Iraq

STORY: Music archive protects cultural heritage in Kurdistan, Iraq DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kurdish Music Archive in Erbil 2. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish): AMJAD ASAAD MAJEED, Owner of Kurdistan Music Archive STORYLINE: The Erbil Citadel, located in the center of the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, hosts the Kurdistan Music Archive, which preserves thousands of reels, old and rare cassette tapes of Kurdish music and singing, as well as the music of all the ethnic and religious components of the Kurdistan region. For five years, the archive has been receiving tourists and music lovers for free. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish): AMJAD ASAAD MAJEED, Owner of Kurdistan Music Archive "I have been working in this field since I was 10 years old. My uncle Abdullatif Chaqmaqchi opened the first record store in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan in 1952. I used to work with him until I grew up, and this profession mixed with my blood. I have been col

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