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Zaidoon Treeko

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Origin
  
Iraq

Years active
  
1970s–present

Instruments
  
oud

Zaidoon Treeko

Born
  
October 10, 1961 (age 55) baghdad, Iraq (
1961-10-10
)

Genres
  
Classical crossover, Arab pop, folk pop, world, Arabic music

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, composer, singer, songwriter, oud player, oud developer, Inventor

Zaidoon "Zaidoon Treeko" (Arabic: زيدون تريكو ; born October 10, 1961 in Baghdad, Iraq), is an Iraqi oud maker, inventor, developer, player, composer, and poet.

Zaidoon Treeko, whose first name is also written alternatively as ZAIDOON, ZT, Zaidoon and his family name alternatively as TREEKO, Treeko and zt, has established himself as one of the most successful oud makers and developers in the history of the Arab World, since the start of his career.

He began studying the oud at the age of 9 in Baghdad, following in the footsteps of his friends and teachers Hussein Kaddouri, Ruhi Khammash, Aram Abu khyam and Dean Mokhlid Mukhtar. He received his diploma from the Baghdad Academy of Music in 1984. He was the first on his class playing the Oud and top 10 in Iraq. He began to teach the oud and making it during his years at the academy, as well as continuing his own studies. Zaidoon Treeko has composed music for films, plays and television.

Biography

Zaidoon was born in Bahgdad on October 12, 1961.

References

Zaidoon Treeko Wikipedia