Ilham Al Madfai performs in Basra - in pictures

Iraqi singer, guitarist and composer in concert in the southern city

Iraqi singer Ilham Al Madfai performs in the southern city of Basra. All photos: AFP

Spectators at the performance of the popular guitarist, singer and composer, who was born in 1942

Concertgoers record the performance by Baghdad native Al Madfai

Iraqi singer Ilham al-Madfai performs during a concert in southern city of Basra late on March 9, 2023. (Photo by Hussein Faleh / AFP)

A fan records the Barsa concert by Al Madfai. In the 1970s, he found fame in Iraq as a rebellious folk-rock artist playing traditional songs

Al Madfai and his band in concert in Basra

Fans enjoy the performance by Al Madfai

Al Madfai enjoys a light-hearted moment during the concert

Concertgoers watch Al Madfai's Basra performance

Al Madfai is renowned for combining western guitar stylings with traditional Iraqi music

Concertgoers record the Basra performance

Basra governor Asaad Al Eidani meets Al Madfai at the musician's show in the city

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