IBC Honors the Prominent Iraqi Musician Ilham Al-Madfai
Among the activities of IBC Cultural Program (Ibdaa), IBC hosted on Thursday April 6th 2017 at the Grand Millennium Hotel – Amman a ceremony to honor the prominent Iraqi musician Mr. Ilham Al-Madfai in recognition of his accomplishments in the original Iraqi singing and his long artistic career.
At the beginning of the ceremony IBC Chairman Dr. Majid Saedi welcomed the present guests noting that this gesture is a culmination of the great Iraqi musician Mr. Al-Madfai’s singing career, during which he presented successful concerts and festivals around the world.
Mr. Al-Madfai is one of the few artists who present authentic art and music as he adapted western instruments to Arabic music.
With that step he contributed to the development of Arabic and traditional Iraqi music and presented to the world to enjoy.
On her part, the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan Mrs. Safiya Al-Siheil thanked IBC for supporting artists and innovators through its Cultural Program (Ibdaa), and commended Mr. Al-Madfai’s career and his family’s genuineness whose children excelled in the field of architecture.
Afterwards, IBC Chairman Mr. Majid Saedi, IBC Vice Chairman and Secretary General Mr. Saad Naji, Vice Chairman Mr. Nazar Awchi and IBC Board members; Mr. Mekki Faiz and Mrs. Wasan Khafaji honored Mr. Al-Madfai with the Order of Creativity followed by a documentary about his life produced by IBC Ibdaa Cultural Program and a song by Mr. Al-Madfai to mark this event.
The ceremony also included several songs by singer Human Ibrahim including a new song produced with the support of IBC (I am Iraqi), as a token of his genuine love to his country, Iraq, which he has always carried in his heart and sung for.
The event was attended by the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan Mrs. Safya Al-Siheil, the Iraqi Embassy’s Minister Plenipotentiary Mr. Mustafa Imam, a number of diplomatic, social, artistic and media figures.
On IBC side, the event was attended by a crowd of IBC members and their families, in addition to a large number of television channels and media.