the award-winning short documentary, The Rest of My Life: Stories of Trauma Survivors. Awards 2015: Recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts 2010: Grammy nomination for Best Traditional World Music Album 2009: United States Artists Fellow Award in Music 2008: Grammy nomination for Best Traditional World Music Album 2003: Winner of the Bravo Award for Excellence in Music 2001: Award from Veterans for Peace for work towards peace 1988: Music Institute Award for Composition See also Music of Iraq References External links Rahim AlHaj's Music at ListeningLounge Kennedy Center performance on June 6, 2006 Rahim Alhaj "featured artist profile" on Smithsonian Folkways Interviews Rahim AlHaj interview from Weekend America radio program, May 15, 2008 1968 births Living people American male composers American oud players Iraqi composers Iraqi emigrants to the United States Iraqi oud players Musicians from Baghdad Musicians from Albuquerque, New Mexico Al-Mustansiriya University alumni National Heritage Fellowship winners