As a child, Aida, began to sing, dance and write poetry. With interest in classical music, at the age of twelve, she began her studies at the prestigious
Music and Ballet school Baghdad. Her main instrument was the bassoon. Her primary sources of inspiration were composers like
Karlheinz Stockhausen and
Arthur Honegger. In 1986, she gained employment with
Iraq's symphony orchestra. Nadeem moved to Denmark in 1991, where she continued her studies at the
Royal Danish Academy of Music. She distinguished herself in Denmark as one of the very few prominent foreign artists to make a breakthrough on the scene and to make a wide impact from her debut release
Arabian Underground. In the
United Kingdom, she has appeared at
Glastonbury,
WOMAD and the
Cambridge Folk Festival, along with her collaborators
The Angel Brothers and
Aki Nawaz. ==Discography==