Peggy Downing

Munir Bashir, from Mosul in Iraq, who died in 1997, was without doubt one of the most celebrated musicians in the Middle East during his lifetime. He was a master of the Oud and a virtuoso of improvisation, transforming the short necked lute into a solo instrument as a result.

An American poet from the 20s who wrote two lost and neglected Jazz Age classics, epics of debauchery and depravity, “The Wild Party” and “The Set Up”.