Bashar Matti - Iraqi-American Violinist

About this episode

Bashar Matti shares his journey from Iraq to the United States and his passion for the violin amidst the backdrop of war.

Bashar Matti was born in Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War and endured the troubled times of the Kuwait-Iraq War and subsequent United States invasion of his country. Through it all he clung to his love of the violin and music and was eventually able to come to the United States where he studied violin with Kathryn Lucktenberg at the University of Oregon.

People in this episode

Guest: Bashar Matti

Topics covered

• Iraqi-American
• violin
• music
• war experiences

Keywords

• Iran-Iraq War
• Kuwait-Iraq War
• United States invasion
• University of Oregon

Mentioned in this episode

Products: violin

Places: Iraq, United States, the United States

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