"non_vocal_instrumentalist" . . . . . "Munir Bashir"@en . "Iraqi musician" . . "1930Z"^^ . "1953Z"^^ . . . . "1997-09-28Z"^^ . "Munir Bashir, the King of Oud (Arabic: \u0645\u0646\u064A\u0631 \u0628\u0634\u064A\u0631\u200E, Syriac: \u0721\u0718\u0722\u071D\u072A \u0712\u072B\u071D\u072A) (1930 \u2013 September 28, 1997) was an Iraqi Assyrian musician and one of the most famous musicians in the Middle East during the 20th century and was considered to be the supreme master of the Arab maqamat scale system.He created different styles of the Arabian short scaled lute, the oud. He was one of the first middle eastern instrumentalists known to Europe and America."@en . "Bashir, Munir"@en . "1997Z"^^ . . . .