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Sa'di Al-Hadithi (b. 1939; Arabic: سعدي الحديثي) is one of Iraq’s most beloved vocalists, renowned for his evocative voice and his mission to preserve the nation’s folk heritage. Born in Haditha along the Euphrates River, he was raised by his grandmother after losing his mother at six, growing up in a world steeped in music, poetry, and oral tradition.
As a young man, he collected and recorded the folk songs of the upper Euphrates valley, determined to rescue them from obscurity. In the 1960s, his political ideals led to five years in prison under the Ba’athist regime, where he continued to nurture Iraq’s musical spirit through memory and song.
Released into Baghdad’s vibrant 1970s music scene, Al-Hadithi performed worldwide, from the Middle East to Europe and the Americas, often performing with the revolutionary poet and close friend Muthaffar al-Nawab, and crossing paths with musical icons like Fairouz and Miriam Makeba. A scholar as well as a vocalist, he earned a PhD from the University of London and lectured at leading universities like Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge.
In London, Al-Hadithi continued to preserve Iraq's cultural memory, his home a gathering place for artists, writers, and musicians during their times of struggle and exile.
With a voice that carries the soul of a nation, Sa'di Al-Hadithi is regarded as a guardian of Iraq’s musical and poetic heritage, and a bridge between generations and continents.
As a young man, he collected and recorded the folk songs of the upper Euphrates valley, determined to rescue them from obscurity. In the 1960s, his political ideals led to five years in prison under the Ba’athist regime, where he continued to nurture Iraq’s musical spirit through memory and song.
Released into Baghdad’s vibrant 1970s music scene, Al-Hadithi performed worldwide, from the Middle East to Europe and the Americas, often performing with the revolutionary poet and close friend Muthaffar al-Nawab, and crossing paths with musical icons like Fairouz and Miriam Makeba. A scholar as well as a vocalist, he earned a PhD from the University of London and lectured at leading universities like Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge.
In London, Al-Hadithi continued to preserve Iraq's cultural memory, his home a gathering place for artists, writers, and musicians during their times of struggle and exile.
With a voice that carries the soul of a nation, Sa'di Al-Hadithi is regarded as a guardian of Iraq’s musical and poetic heritage, and a bridge between generations and continents.
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