Singer Ilham Al Madfai performs in Basra - in pictures

  • Iraqi singer Ilham Al Madfai performs in the southern city of Basra. All photos: AFP
    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
    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
    Concertgoers record the performance by Baghdad native Al Madfai
  • Al Madfai's career stretches back to the early 1960s, when he formed a band called The Twisters, playing covers of British artists such The Beatles
    Al Madfai's career stretches back to the early 1960s, when he formed a band called The Twisters, playing covers of British artists such The Beatles
  • 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
    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
    Al Madfai and his band in concert in Basra
  • Fans enjoy the performance by Al Madfai
    Fans enjoy the performance by Al Madfai
  • Al Madfai enjoys a light-hearted moment during the concert
    Al Madfai enjoys a light-hearted moment during the concert
  • Concertgoers watch Al Madfai's Basra performance
    Concertgoers watch Al Madfai's Basra performance
  • Al Madfai is renowned for combining western guitar stylings with traditional Iraqi music
    Al Madfai is renowned for combining western guitar stylings with traditional Iraqi music
  • Concertgoers record the Basra performance
    Concertgoers record the Basra performance
  • Basra governor Asaad Al Eidani meets Al Madfai at the musician's show in the city
    Basra governor Asaad Al Eidani meets Al Madfai at the musician's show in the city