The Iraqi doctor sat on a corner of the stage, listening and smiling as Seattle grade-schoolers sang for the orphans of Baghdad. We are children of peace. We are the children of the world. But when ...
“I’m quite a coward,” Rahma Riad admitted with a laugh. “I mean, I like taking risks in general, but I avoid reckless ones when it comes to my music career.” It’s a surprisingly candid confession from ...
There's a hit song that's been blaring out of car radios in Baghdad for the past few months. It's called "The Shotgun," but in spite of the title, the song, by Hosam Al-Rasam, isn't about guns and ...
TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Iraq War Veteran Angie Lupe is living proof that music can heal. The strum of guitar strings and lyrics that might hit close to home. Her newly released song, “Stand Up For Us,” ...
RALEIGH, N.C. - A Marine who wrote and performed a song about killing members of an Iraqi family has temporarily shelved the tune, a record producer said Monday. Cpl. Joshua Belile planned to record ...
BAGHDAD _ As the music video begins, the images play in the grainy, flickering manner of an old movie. A group of men carries a child on a bloody stretcher. A man in a black kaffiyeh calls out as he ...
The level of musical brilliance reached by Rufus Cappadocia in Iraq left me speechless. His cello becomes reminiscent of mournful sorrow and wailing cry that extracts emotion like nothing else. This ...
With the impending return of all U.S. troops from Iraq, Grammy winner Patti Austin is getting involved. She’s agreed to dedicate her hit song “Soldier Boy” to all returning troops — and she needs your ...