Iraqi female musical ensemble holds 1st concert in Baghdad

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Iraqi female musical ensemble holds 1st concert in Baghdad

STORY: Iraqi female musical ensemble holds 1st concert in Baghdad DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Iraqi female ensemble holding first concert 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALAA MAJEED, Maestro 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ZAHRAA, Ensemble member STORYLINE: An Iraqi female ensemble held its first concert on Thursday evening at the Iraqi National Theater in Baghdad. The newly formed ensemble of female musicians, named Sumeryat Musical Ensemble and led by Maestro Alaa Majeed, performed many pieces of Iraqi folk music and songs. The ensemble's 49-member female musicians mainly use traditional musical instruments and some modern instruments. The concert was attended by the Iraqi Minister of Culture, Ahmed Fakkak al-Badrani, and a large audience. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALAA MAJEED, Maestro "The message that we want from forming this ensemble is a message of love and peace to all the world, and a message of reassurance to the whole world that Iraq

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