Rahim AlHaj - Letter 4. The Last Time We Will Fly Birds (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents Rahim AlHaj performing "Letter 4. The Last Time We Will Fly Birds" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded March 17, 2017.
Rachel Pearson (violin)
Victoria Parker (violin)
Heather Bentley (viola)
Rajan Krishnaswami (cello)
Stephen Schermer (bass)
Issa Malluf (percussion)
Host: Darek Mazzone
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Alaia D'Alessandro & Justin Wilmore
Editor: Jim Beckmann
kexp.org
www.rahimalhaj.com

[@AmericanMysticDegenerate]

Who's up at midnight in 2023 still crying to this piece?

[@kouam759]

I am an Iranian and I listened the history, told by Master Alhaj. History of piegeons who once being flied the house-the roof they used to be landed was destroyed-exploded and so they lost their home, their refuge, their identities and they did not know where they can go-fly....like many of us who don't know where we can find our identities, our dignities , our rootes. Best regards to Master Alhaj.

[@QueenYak]

Profoundly heartbreaking. And yes, he is a master. A genius musician and human being. My prayers go to all who are suffering. Peace, please.

[@vegasvalley30]

I was at the peak of my shrooms when this came on the playlist, it was a scene from heaven

[@omaralmalouhi5718]

9:10 he is sobbing ...literally sobbing from the weight of the atmposphere, my heart skipped a beat when i saw him so immersed in the moment

[@matinx64]

well, in a way is because of the atmosphere, but also because of the story behind the song. I believe it feels different when you can listen to what you have created. Maybe this performance felt different in a way, maybe the feeling dont disappear even after several plays. What I can say is that the song itself as a musical piece delivers a strong message, and its enhanced after you have seen the creator itself sobbing. I just cant imagine the pain and suffering that he and his brothers and sister might be feeling. We truly are priviledged to be living in a place half as safe.

[@BaDimer]

"You know you're in trouble when people stop listening to sad music. Because the moment people stop listening to sad music - it's when they don't wanna know anymore. They're turning themselves off." Thom Yorke

[@ospididious]

This is definitely a storyteller's piece.

[@Fatspurios]

I was thinking the very same thing. This interspersed with some of the last year's events (where ever one may reside). Live well be safe.

[@shibliziadeh8950]

Believe me I completely understand. No words can express how we feel, but music does that every single time because you feel it.

[@douglasmurphy6214]

how very well spoken my friend greetings to you

[@zeinseirafi8669]

7:20 I'm crying with him omg !!!

[@headythomas954]

Rahim is my dear habibi and I AM GRACED BY HIS PRESENCE HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. ALL PRAISE

[@AntonyKein]

No words to describe the feelings i get listening to this masterpiece !!!!!!!!!!

[@Dax893]

Not going to lie, today September 2020 Seattle might well be the last time we fly birds. Haj is a dream.

[@isaacferreiracavalcante7780]

There are few songs that make a man cry. This is one of them.

[@bishal_dey95]

so cold

[@quenellegaming]

I cried at this exact same time than him.. What a feeling with this music.

[@pi19-10]

Absolument MAGNIFIQUE !! Il n'y a pas de mots pour décrire autant de sensibilité et de sentiment. Je vous remercie infiniment de nous avoir partagé une telle beauté. 🙏

[@douglasmurphy9127]

words are not necessary this sound of a soul only serves to prove the universal nature of music this is beautiful art an expression to me personally of many feelings and experiances i have had love and blessings to all

[@moosesnWoop]

Iranians really love their pigeons.

[@amtfornow]

This left me in tears.......

[@houssainebajji1717]

Magnifique ! Merci Rahim.

[@mopsyinmoin1086]

ONE OF THE BEST I EVER HEARD

[@sena5199]

Derin hüzün 😔 Mükemmel bir eser 👏🇹🇷

[@juanhernandez-qx6ql]

Sublime!!!

[@moosesnWoop]

To capture such moments and give to us for free is what set's KEXP apart from all the other YT live audio channels.

[@cyrineazait91]

Nooo comment !! 👏🎵🍷🍾🎻💔

[@ZarAlberto]

what an amazing atmosphere

[@Listener2016]

مبدع عراقي... الله يبارك بك وبنجاحك... ان شاء الله احضر لك حفل اخر

[@احلاالبنوتاتاني]

Listener2016. تسلم

[@احلاالبنوتاتاني]

Listener2016 هاذه يصير عمي يعزف عود بامريكا

[@mar2216]

This is so emotional and beautiful. Thanks for share :)

[@AllanSantos-gx3cf]

Maravilhoso, emocionante, indescritível...

[@ShaolinMatadorDePorco669]

Isso deveria chegar a mais pessoas do nosso país, pena que nem todos conseguem compreender tal obra de arte...

[@Fatspurios]

Appropriate for 2020. Although someone is holding 2021's beer right now.

[@kenwood9382]

Bravo 👏🏽

[@QueenYak]

I challenge any supporter of Donald Trump and his sadistic regime to listen to this amazing piece without crying inconsolably by the end of it.

[@casandradelgado9586]

puro sentimiento 💞

[@mohamedal-musawi984]

6:21 🥺

[@adamcarlone]

Wow

[@moosesnWoop]

Made me buy a violin

[@CarloFromaggio]

Rahim AlHaj (Oud)

[@saleho5]

♥️♥️♥️

[@ahmedalbaghdady4418]

th's is oud ..raheem al haaj from iraq

[@estebanayala7964]

just beautiful. where can i read those letters?

[@MOUHANADMAXX1]

يا إلهي

[@zeinseirafi8669]

كان عندي موسيقى كتير سمعك ياها.. هي اللي لحقت اسمعها معك قبل ما تغيب....

[@kareems250]

It’s so cold ...

[@markkelly1775]

I am a former Marine. Rajim`s music heals my soul. Thank you. Saddam deserved worse than he recieved for what he did to your family, let alone Iraq.

[@MunaOron]

Who will heal Iraq from the wounds you inflicted?

[@MunaOron]

@Bilbo Fappins stop trying to humanize ppl who sign up to be part of a literal terrorist organization. why would u be a part of that death machine if ur a good person?

[@gravy3858]

@@MunaOron very well said

[@onepun1745]

such ignorance! I hope u have woken up from your insolence?!

[@timeltdme4355]

i like it very much, but what about the announcement in the end? could it be written only and longer silence on end of this kind of recording? thank you!

[@QueenYak]

Agreed. I wish a long silence had been allowed at the completion of this piece. Talking only interrupted what it had said.

[@numan...]

🇹🇷 🇹🇷 🎧

[@kar_94r]

الوجع العراقي العظيم

[@benidirmehdi11]

one dislike serious ?

[@yunustopcu4869]

Anlatıyor, ap açık birkaç duyguyu. Ne garip tüm bunları arka arkaya hayalleyebilmiş olman.

[@rodcaio]

Whats the name of that instrument?

[@Andrew_Jezerniczky]

That's an oud.