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Ali Jihad Racy

Real name: علي جهاد راسي (ʾAlī Jihād Rāsi)

Effective period / Period of releases: 1979 - 2010

علي جهاد راسي / Ali Jihad Racy (born 1943 in Ibl al-Saqi, Southern Lebanon, moved to USA in 1968) is a Lebanese born American performer, composer. Dr. Racy holds a Phd. in Musicology and is Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of California at Los Angeles. Racy is internationally recognized for his extraordinary musicianship and his numerous publications, including his award-winning book, Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab (Cambridge University Press, 2003). He is a master of many traditional instruments, particularly the nay, and the buzuq.

External Pages

ethnomusic.ucla.edu/aj-racy-bio