Iraqi Oboe Kid stuck in Baghdad

The life of an oboe-playing kid in Iraq and his dreams of leaving.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Iraq
• oboe
• music
• baghdad

[lintonusa]

I can't believe you can comment his techniques, I am flute and oboe player. But he is struggling to live and you have no sympathy-incredibly rude.

[macintologist04]

thats youtube comments for ya... lol

[TheOboeNerd]

This is why I hate youtube comments.  Stop analyzing the music for once and appreciate the story.

Nice post.

[OBAIDY]

go to hell USA..YOU bring us all the problems when you occupied our iraq...and before that you caused of death of thousands of iraqi children because of your blockage on medicins and foods,

[molinmusic]

I hope and pray he is safe and still working on his musical studies with the oboe. A lie cannot live!

[ahmedcvk]

shyt dat kid is just like me

i hope he make to da us

i already did, but i'm still a presiner in da house , my parents r afraid am goin to fuck a gurl

[jjlinert]

Hope this child and his family are okay and safe. Even better, out of Iraq and in a peaceful environment.

It would be nice if all of the serious performing arts students in that school were given an opportunity to get out of that hell.

[yopulkritudious]

that is one cool kid...

[oboemoboe]

Could someone please give him a music scholarhip and get him the hell outta there?

[workaholic888]

wow....i hope he makes it there..

[fattenor]

Hes playing what looks like a plastic student model oboe, and its looks in very good condition. By the way your sound doesnt depend on your instrument as much as that. I have the same sound more or less, on my marigaux 2001 as i do on my students plastic crap, or rigoutat riecs. However i In the 70 and 80s the conservatory was full of russian teachers, from Moscow mostly, who went to work for several years in Baghdad and at that time they had a pretty good orchestra there. God luck to tis boy

[bluequiltedness]

I wonder if any of the people who have commented about his abilities realize that perhaps the equipment is partly responsible? For twelve years before the war you couldn't import anything to iraq. I doubt that he would have access to a high quality or well adjusted oboe. There is also the question of reeds. I live in canada and we usually import cane through France (several good reeds worth of cane can cost $200.) We then craft that into reeds with tools that cost thousands (gouger etc.)