Dudu Tassa, one of Israel’s leading rock stars, is the grandson of Kuwaiti musician Daoud AlKuwaiti, whose musical collaborations with his brother Saleh as the Al-Kuwaiti Brothers became famous in the Arabic world between the 1930s and 1950s until banned in Iraq by Saddam Hussein when he discovered that the singers were not in fact Arabic at all, but Jewish.

Being of Iraqi-Jewish (and Yemeni) descent, Tassa’s exploration of his roots revealed an amazing musical history.

Their songs remain popular in the Arab world today. The recordings, salute the Al-Kuwaitis legacy, revive their songs and integrate Iraqi, MiddleEastern, and rock music in a unique style. The songs were recorded in Iraqi Arabic, which Tassa learnt especially for the project. Tassa hosts Jewish and Arab singers and performers, from Israel and Iraq (including the notable singer and champion of Iraqi music, Ismail Fadel).