The Role of Arts, Specifically Music, in the Life of Mesopotamian Civilisation: A Critical Analysis of Historical Musical Evidence Demonstrating an Advanced Musical Culture. Exploring the Evolution of Stringed Musical Instrument Manufacturing and its Components, Alongside the Sonic Diversity Characterising Its Musical Ensembles. An Iraqi musician and classical music researcher, as well as a pianist and choir conductor. He graduated from the Music and Ballet School in 1982 and continued his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the Bartók Béla Conservatory and the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. He is a founding member and representative of the World Art Olympics, led by Mr. Marc Verrier, and is internationally recognised by the BBC network. He inaugurated the building of the Al-Awais Cultural Foundation in Dubai in a joint evening with the poet Adonis and has performed in major theatres around the world. He is renowned for his research in global visual arts, architecture, and the history of ancient civilisations, particularly the civilisations of Mesopotamia, where his research has been published in newspapers and specialised magazines, and he delivers lectures at universities and cultural centres throughout the year. He made a global breakthrough in deciphering the code of the composer Bach. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx