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{{short description|Iraqi eulogy reciter}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| occupation        = Eulogy reciter
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| website           = http://bk-media.net/
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| label             = {{hlist|BK Media|al-Thaqalayn Records|al-Hayat Media|Fadak Records|Karbala Records|Anwar al-Huda|al-Raya al-Imamiya|ِAniss al-Nofoss}}
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| years_active      = 1981–present
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| name              = Basim al-Karbalaei
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| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|11|11}}
| birth_name        = Basim Ismail Maitham Muhammad-Ali
| native_name       = باسم إسماعيل الكربلائي
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| image             = Hussain.BK.png
| birth_place       = [[Karbala]], [[Iraqi Republic (1958–68)|Iraqi Republic]]
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[[Hajji|Haj]] '''Basim Ismail Muhammad-Ali al-Karbalaei''' ({{Langx|ar|باسم إسماعيل محمد علي الكربلائي}}; born 11 November 1966), commonly known as '''Basim Karbalaei''' is an [[Iraqis|Iraqi]] [[Shia Islam|Shi'ie]] [[Mourning of Muharram|eulogy]] [[Mourner|reciter]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Louër|first=Laurence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B8wnEtH8oDgC&q=basim+karbalai|title=Transnational Shia Politics: Religious and Political Networks in the Gulf|date=2011|publisher=Hurst|isbn=978-1-84904-214-7|pages=216|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Ghazoul|first=Ferial J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_qY8vzSVwwMC&q=%22Basim+Al-Karbalaei%22&pg=PA16|title=al-Iqtibas al-Fani: Muqaranat Tatbiqiya Wa Mafahim Nadhariya|date=2008|publisher=American Univ in Cairo Press|isbn=978-977-416-195-7|language=ar|trans-title=Artistic Adaptations: Approaches and Positions}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GYwjAQAAIAAJ&q=basim+karbalai|title=Abstracts of the Annual Meeting|date=2008|publisher=American Anthropological Association.|volume=107|pages=603|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Mervin|first1=Sabrina|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ga0NAQAAQBAJ|title=The Dynamics of Sunni-Shia Relationships: Doctrine, Transnationalism, Intellectuals and the Media|last2=Brunner|first2=Rainer|last3=Legrain|first3=Jean-François|last4=Alagha|first4=Joseph|last5=Visser|first5=Reidar|last6=Pierret|first6=Thomas|last7=Meijer|first7=Roel|last8=Wagemakers|first8=Joas|last9=Dudoignon|first9=Stéphane A.|date=2013-05-29|publisher=Hurst Publishers|isbn=978-1-84904-217-8|pages=110|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/12/iraq-religious-shiite-chants-revival.html|title=Return of once forbidden Ashoura chants signals Shiite revival|last=Zeed|first=Adnan Abu|date=2013-12-17|website=Al-Monitor|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mozn.net/?act=artc&id=1669|title=Basim al-Karbalaei Anmuthajan Lil Madrasah al-Fashila|last=Al Mubarak|first=Wajdi|date=2008-04-21|website=Mozon Cultural Network|language=ar|trans-title=Basim Karbalaei, An Example of a Failed School|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref><ref name=":42">{{Cite news|last=Shamto|first=Samir|title=Mulla Basim Awwal Hadith Sahafi Ba'd al-Ghurba|date=2003-08-01|work=al-Fajr Magazine|language=ar|trans-title=Mulla Basim's First Journalistic Interview After Estrangement}}</ref><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite news|title=al-Tahdith Alal Kasida al-Husayniya|date=2010-02-01|work=Sada al-Rawdhatain Magazine|language=ar|trans-title=Renewing the Husayni Elegy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Abd al-Hurr|first=Munthir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_VPjCgAAQBAJ|title=Tuqus al-Ithm: Min Waqae' Ayam al-Mihna Fi Baghdad|date=2012-01-01|publisher=Al Manhal|isbn=9796500123721|pages=55|language=ar|trans-title=Rituals Of Sin: A Reality From the Days of Hardship in Baghdad}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MwUXAQAAIAAJ|title=al-Raʼy al-Akhar|date=1999|publisher=Markaz al-Tathqīf al-Islāmī|language=ar}}</ref>{{Excessive citations inline|date=November 2023}}
Al-Karbalaei's voice and performance is considered particularly distinctive, the former is considered one of the most compelling instruments in the history of lamentations for the Ahl al-Bayt. His vocal abilities have allowed him to be identified as one of the greatest voices in the [[Arabs|Arab]] world, widely heard by audiences all across the globe.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Salah|first=Salah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CSCQBQAAQBAJ|title=Kayfa Taqtul al-Arnab|publisher=Moment Kutub Raqmiya|year=2014|location=London, UK|pages=152, 167|language=ar|trans-title=How To Kill The Rabbit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Antoon|first=Sinan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kx0QXCSEwuYC|title=The Corpse Washer|date=2013-07-30|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-19060-1|pages=167|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Inan|first=Fadhil|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bWPYAAAAMAAJ&q=%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A|title=Kitab Ashura: Iṣdār Sanawī Yaḍummu Faʻālīyāt ʻĀshūrāʾ al-Baḥrayn, 2003 M/1424 H|date=2003|publisher=Dar al-Neda|location=Bahrain|pages=473|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.almodon.com/media/2016/10/4/باسم-الكربلائي-صانع-الإحتزان-ومحتكره|title=Basim Karbalaei: Sani' al-Ihtizan Wa Muhtakira|last=Outa|first=Rojiyah|website=Al Modon E-Newspaper|language=ar|trans-title=Basim Karbalaei: Creator of Grief and it's Monopolizer|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Abdallah|first=Tayseer|title=Basim.. Madah al-Rasool|date=2005-05-07|work=Zahrat al-Khaleej|language=ar|trans-title=Basim.. Praiser of the Messenger}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-20|title=Inspired by…|url=https://www.reonline.org.uk/2020/10/20/inspired-by-the-spirituality-of-shia-poetry-zameer-hussain/|access-date=2021-01-21|website=RE: Online|language=en-US}}</ref>
His choice of poetry, melodies, performances, were able to attract millions of listeners, allowing them to abandon the types of music that are religiously forbidden. Al-Karbalaei managed to fill a void for them, by continuously introducing new methods and styles in his recitations. He has also produced works in languages other than Arabic, like [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Urdu]] and [[English language|English]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=al-Kaabi|first=Ahmed|title=Basim al-Karbalai Safir al-Inshad al-Husayni|publisher=Maktabat Tareeq al-Ma'rifa|year=2010|location=Cairo, Egypt|pages=42|trans-title=Basim Karbalaei: The Ambassador of Husayni Eulogies}}</ref> Al-Karbalaei, for the most of it, has been apolitical with his elegies, trying to keep his elegies exclusively about the Ahl al-Bayt and their memory.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=https://wesamalsebea.wordpress.com/%d8%ad%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa/%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%8a-%d8%a3%d9%8a%d9%82%d9%88%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%b2%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%82%d9%8a%d9%85/|title=Basim al-Karbalaei: Iqonat al-Hizn al-Muqim|last=al-Sebea|first=Wesam|date=2012-06-21|website=Dr. Wesam al-Sabea's Blog|language=ar|trans-title=Basim Karbalaei: Icon Of Residing Grief|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>
In 2019, al-Karbalaei was gifted with a crown made of pure gold, and dubbed ''Sultan al-Minbar al-Hussaini'' (sultan of the Husayni pulpit), by the Hussaini Reciters Association in [[Kadhimiya]]. He later donated the crown to the [[Al Abbas Mosque|Abbas shrine]] museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alkafeel.net/news/index?id=7880&lang=en|title=Haj Basem al-Karbala'i donated the golden crown to the museum of the al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine.|last=Network|first=AlKafeel Global|website=alkafeel.net|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Al-Karbalaei was born in [[Karbala]], to Ismail al-Karbalaei, and Siddiqa al-Tukmachi. He is the fourth of seven children.<ref>{{Cite book|last=al-Kaabi|first=Ahmed|title=Basim al-Karbalai Safir al-Inshad al-Husayni|publisher=Maktabat Tareeq al-Ma'rifa|year=2010|location=Cairo, Egypt|pages=35|trans-title=Basim Karbalaei: The Ambassador of Husayni Eulogies}}</ref> Whilst in Karbala, he was inspired by senior eulogy reciter [[Hamza al-Zighayir]], and participated in his ''majalis'' (plu. mourning gatherings), until he died in 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Ṭuʻmah|first=Salmān Hādī|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ooUQAQAAIAAJ|title=al-Mawroothat Wa al-Shaaer Fi Karbala|date=2003|publisher=Dar al-Mahaja al-Baydha|pages=169|language=ar|trans-title=The Inherited and the Rituals In Karbala}}</ref>
In 1980, al-Karbalaei and his family emigrated to [[Iran]], fleeing [[Ba'athist Iraq|Bathist]] persecution. He lived in [[Isfahan]], near his mother's family, and it was his uncle Rasool al-Tukmachi, who discovered al-Karbalaei's talent and began to encourage him to recite praises and lamentations in memory of the [[Ahl al-Bayt]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite book|last=al-Karbassi|first=Muhammad-Sadiq|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f9OPDwAAQBAJ|title=Diwan al-Takhmis|date=2017-12-01|publisher=Hussaini Centre for Research|isbn=978-1-78403-025-4|volume=3|location=London, UK|pages=53|language=ar|trans-title=Collection of Stanzas}}</ref> He was then taken under the wing of a Mulla Taqi, who began taking him to the [[Hussainiya|Husayniya]]; established by the people of Karbala who resided in Isfahan, to participate in. The first ever eulogy he recited was ''Taj al-Sa'ada Lel Yiwali Haidar'' ({{Langx|ar|تاج السعادة لليوالي حيدر}}), by renowned late poet, [[Kadhim Manthoor al-Karbalaei|Kadhim Manthoor]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=al-Kaabi|first=Ahmed|title=Basim al-Karbalai Safir al-Inshad al-Husayni|publisher=Maktabat Tareeq al-Ma'rifa|year=2010|location=Cairo, Egypt|pages=36–7|trans-title=Basim Karbalaei: The Ambassador of Husayni Eulogies}}</ref>
Al-Karbalaei, then began to recite in different cities across Iran, at Husayniya's established by the [[Iraqis in Iran|Iraqi community]]. In Isfahan, he learns the Quran and its sounds well for five years. Then he goes to a person named [[Mullah Taghi Karbalaei]] to ask him for help. Bassem learns some poems from ([[Mullah Taghi Karbalaei]]). His name quickly spread between the congregations, and began to attract the youth to his majalis, and through listening to him, they would cultivate pious sensibilities.<ref>{{Cite thesis|title=Following Sayyida Zaynab: Twelver Shi'ism in Contemporary Syria|url=https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/handle/1807/34935|date=2013-01-07|language=en-ca|first=Edith|last=Szanto}}</ref>
Al-Karbalaei began reciting eulogies mainly written by Muhammad-Ridha Fatthallah. However, after the death of Fatthallah, he was introduced to Jaber al-Kadhimi. al-Karbalaei and al-Kadhimi got on very well, and whilst the former was considered to be a talented reciter, the latter was considered one of the best poets of that time. It was here that a long relationship began, where they would produce modern melodies and lyrics, straying away from the traditional tunes and poetry that were recited before them.<ref>{{Cite book|last=al-Kaabi|first=Ahmed|title=Basim al-Karbalai Safir al-Inshad al-Husayni|publisher=Maktabat Tareeq al-Ma'rifa|year=2010|location=Cairo, Egypt|pages=38–9|trans-title=Basim Karbalaei: The Ambassador of Husayni Eulogies}}</ref>
The first ten nights of [[Muharram]] (that are spent retelling the story of the murder of [[Husayn ibn Ali|Hussain]], his family and his companions on [[Ashura]]) are considered second only to [[Ramadan]] in its significance, and its considered the largest in congregation compared to other mourning seasons, and every Shia eulogy reciter dreams of hosting these ten nights, and al-Karbalaei's first ten night function was in 1988, in Qom. That year witnessed the beginning of al-Karbalaei's recognition as a capable reciter.
In 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], he was infected with the virus and unfortunately he could not read for the first ten nights of Muharram because of the pandemic, but in [[Muharram]] 2021, he started reading again after he recovered and the COVID-19 crisis receded.<ref>{{Cite book|last=el-Aswad|first=El-Sayed|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CnzhXfJfkAMC|title=Muslim Worldviews and Everyday Lives|date=2012-07-13|publisher=Rowman Altamira|isbn=978-0-7591-2119-5|pages=67–8|language=en}}</ref>
== Career ==
In 1994, al-Karbalaei was invited to recite for the first ten nights of Muharram in [[Bneid Al-Gar|Kuwait]]. His majalis were recorded onto [[Cassette tape|tape cassettes]] and distributed across the Islamic world. This allowed exposure on a much larger scale, and gained him international recognition. He also began to receive invitations in other countries, as close as [[Lebanon]] and as far as [[Australia]]. He took residence in Kuwait, moving with his family.<ref>{{Cite book|last=al-Kaabi|first=Ahmed|title=Basim al-Karbalai Safir al-Inshad al-Husayni|publisher=Maktabat Tareeq al-Ma'rifa|year=2010|location=Cairo, Egypt|pages=40–1|trans-title=Basim Karbalaei: The Ambassador of Husayni Eulogies}}</ref>
Following the advice of his mentor, [[Mohammed Ridha al-Shirazi|Muhammad Ridha al-Shirazi]], he formed a group of aspiring reciters, called ''Shabab al-Thaqalayn'', which was an ensemble of eighty youth, similar to a choir. This group often participated in auspicious functions celebrating the births of the Ahl al-Bayt. The group produced a notable amount of senior reciters.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|last=Abbas|first=Salah|title=Min al-Zinzana Ila al-Minbar|date=2001|work=al-Minbar Magazine|language=ar|trans-title=From the Cell to the Pulpit}}</ref>
Upon many invitations, al-Karbalaei's visited Bahrain for the first time in 2002, for the first ten nights of Muharram. This was also the first time al-Karbalaei he was going to leave Kuwait in Muharram, after performing there for eight consecutive years. This proved a new challenge for al-Karbalaei, since the people of Bahrain had a slightly different approach when it came to the culture of ''latom'' (chest beating). He managed to quickly cope and accommodate to their [[Metre (poetry)|metre]], earning the recognition as a true innovator in the eulogy reciter's world.
After the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq]] in 2003, al-Karbalaei visited Iraq, after being separated from his homeland for just over twenty-three years. He was welcomed greatly by his fellow countrymen. Majalis were hosted for him, in each of the holy sites, with crowds reaching up to hundreds of thousands. However, al-Karbalaei did not remain in Iraq for too long and returned to Kuwait, whilst still focusing on his performances across the globe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTVnRKfSe6I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/OTVnRKfSe6I |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Awdat al-Haj Basim al-Karbalai Ila al-Kadhimiya Ba'd Ghiyab 23 Sana|date=2003-07-26|website=YouTube|language=ar|trans-title=Return of Haj Basim Karbalaei To Kadhimiya After An Absence of 23 Years|quote=Basim first appears in the middle of the crowds in 01:45:00}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He spent the next couple of years of between [[Manama]] and [[London]] for Muharram, and other Arab and Western countries for the other seasons. Eventually in 2007, he left Kuwait altogether, to settle in his wife's hometown, in [[Oman]].<ref name=":9" />
== Media ==
al-Karbalaei is the first Shia eulogy reciter to produce a ''kasida'' ([[elegy]]) in a studio. His first production was a feature in a project with Dawood Hussein,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/kuwaiti-actor-dawood-hussain-visits-nyfa-abu-dhabi/|title=Kuwaiti Actor Dawood Hussain Visits NYFA Abu Dhabi|last=Pasquine|first=Frank|date=2014-09-18|website=New York Film Academy Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> called ''al-mubahila''. After that, he went to produce over sixty albums, consisting of seven to ten tracks each.<ref name=":2" /> He was also the first reciter to release a music video. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he saw a huge success in album sales in [[Kuwait]], [[Bahrain]], [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] and [[Lebanon]]. In 2003, after the Iraq invasion, when religious repression was lifted from the Shias, religious songs became a sought for commodity. Music stores across the country would declare that in ordinary days, people would buy ten Basim [[Compact disc|CD's]] to one [[Kadim Al Sahir|Kadhim al-Sahir]] CD, as for during religious seasons, sales of Basim CDs would significantly increase.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|title=Qari' Husayni Yakhtuf Qulub al-Ajyal al-Jadida|date=2005|work=al-Noor Magazine|issue=57–58|language=ar|trans-title=Husayni reciter robs the hearts of the new generation}}</ref> Gradually, al-Karbalaei's media presence and following became huge, his [[YouTube|Youtube]] channel<ref>{{Citation|title=BasimKarbalaei Youtube Channel|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/bkstaff110}}</ref> began to show for this, with more than eight million subscribers and over two billion video views.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLlMiPx_v5jFahvImDu_EFQ|title=Basim Karbalaei / باسم الكربلائي|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2020-03-27|quote=6.38M Subscribers. 1,986,939,273 views}}</ref>
al-Karbalaei has appeared on numerous state television channels, such as Bahrain, Lebanon and Iraq, and his sound tracks are constantly aired. He frequently appears on satellite channels.<ref>{{Cite book|last=al-Haytham|first=Zafan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YjFOAQAAIAAJ|title=al-Fadha'iyat al-Shi'iya al-Tabshiriya|date=2010|publisher=Markaz al-Tanweer Lil Dirasat al-Insaniya|language=ar|trans-title=Shia Satellite Channels}}</ref>
== Works ==
Al-Karbalaei has authored three volumes of his book ''Hatha Ma Qara't'' (This Is What I Have Recited), which is a compilation of the elegies he has recited across his career.<ref>{{Cite book|last=al-Sheikh Ali|first=Abdul Qadir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rUY6AQAAIAAJ|title=al-Mowsooa al-Shi'riya al-Mahdawiya|date=2010|publisher=Dar al-Uloom Lil Tahqiq Wal Tibaa Wal Nashra Wal Tawzee|location=Beirut, Lebanon|language=ar}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Al-Karbalaei is married to an [[Omanis|Omani]] woman. He has four children, a son (Ali) and three daughters (Fatima, Rayhanah and Roghayeh).<ref>{{Cite book|last=al-Kaabi|first=Ahmed|title=Basim al-Karbalai Safir al-Inshad al-Husayni|publisher=Maktabat Tareeq al-Ma'rifa|year=2010|location=Cairo, Egypt|pages=120|trans-title=Basim Karbalaei: The Ambassador of Husayni Eulogies}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite news|last=al-Kaabi|first=Ahmed|title=Munth Tufulati Wa Ana A'shaq Qira'at al-Qasa'id al-Hussainia|date=2010|work=Sawt al-Safir Newspaper|language=ar|trans-title=Since My Childhood I Loved Reciting Husayni Elegies}}</ref> His daughter Fatima, participated in his album Sawad al-Layl, in 2007, while his son Ali and daughter Roghayeh, began participating in albums with their father in 2013 until 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxYOEuFHAVA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/zxYOEuFHAVA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Liqaa' al-Haj Basim al-Karbalaei|website=YouTube|publisher=@BasimKarbalaei|language=ar|trans-title=Basim Karbalaei's Interview}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
== Muharram Participations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Muharram Participation's
![[Year|Gregorian Year]]
![[Lunar calendar|Lunar Year]]
!Organisation
!Location
!Highlight Eulogy
<small>(Video on ''YouTube'')</small>
|-
|1988
|1409
|Masjid al-Imam al-Husayn
|[[Qom]], [[Iran]]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8908ASSSG18 ''Yikfi al-Hadhum Wil Nowh'']
|-
|1989
|1410
|al-Husayniya al-Zaynabiya
|Qom, Iran
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUhOT5Ey8SA ''Lo Ridit Husn al-Aqiba'']
|-
|1990
|1411
|Husayniat al-Imam Ali
|[[Damascus]], [[Syria]]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqT6vPnfcrE ''Kilmen Yihasib Dhamira'']
|-
|1991
|1412
|al-Husayniya al-Zaynabiya
|Qom, Iran
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBYPGSjdCMw ''Goom Irwiha'']
|-
|1992
|1413
|al-Husayniya al-Zaynabiya
|Qom, Iran
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbTI__4Sj74 ''Ma Nidri Ya Walina'']
|-
|1993
|1414
|al-Husayniya al-Zaynabiya
|Qom, Iran
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_5y1HqDkI0 ''Mahla al-Wida' al-Yawm'']
|-
|1994
|1415
|Husayniyat al-Rasool al-Adham - al-Karbalaeia<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alkarbalaeia.net/media/index.php?main_page=song&cPath=100_126&sPath=100|title=Haj Basim al-Karbalaei - Muharram 1415 AH|date=2009-03-14|website=alkarbalaeia.net|language=ar|via=web.archive.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314081233/http://www.alkarbalaeia.net/media/index.php?main_page=song&cPath=100_126&sPath=100|archive-date=2009-03-14|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>/
Husayniyat Sayid Muhammad
|[[Kuwait City|Kuwait]]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLTEFMn3hD4&t=29s ''Dhal Yijri Dam' al-Eyn'']
|-
|1995
|1416
|Husayniyat al-Rasool al-Adham - al-Karbalaeia
|Kuwait
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X6UfyeUZN0 ''Hayarni al-Wakit'']
|-
|1996
|1417
|Husayniyat al-Rasool al-Adham - al-Karbalaeia
|Kuwait
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejKeFiXa7hI ''Tikshifha Tikshifha'']
|-
|1997
|1418
|Husayniyat al-Rasool al-Adham - al-Karbalaeia
|Kuwait
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_M3e31nn1Y ''al-Akbar Nisim'a'']
|-
|1998
|1419
|Husayniyat al-Rasool al-Adham - al-Karbalaeia
|Kuwait
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn8yjaakfOw ''Zilim Wikhyool'']
|-
|1999
|1420
|Husayniyat al-Rasool al-Adham - al-Karbalaeia
|Kuwait
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0X0P2VLjOU ''al-Alam Al Gaa' Ya Haidar'']
|-
|2000
|1421
|Husayniyat al-Rasool al-Adham - al-Karbalaeia
|Kuwait
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z86AX8e7Bfs ''Gabul Metrooh Withajir'']
|-
|2001
|1422
|Husayniyat al-Rasool al-Adham - al-Karbalaeia
|Kuwait
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65TRmWTHVbYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65TRmWTHVbY ''Ilak Galbi Infija''']
|-
|2002
|1423
|Husayniyat al-Qasab
|[[Manama]], [[Bahrain]]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he5GWQaZ4aw ''Rayhanat al-Mustafa'']
|-
|2003
|1424
|Husayniyat al-Qasab<ref name=":0" />
|Manama, Bahrain
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awo4rvOIRPM ''Yal Gasid Gabr Ihssain'']
|-
|2004
|1425
|Husayniyat al-Qasab
|Manama, Bahrain
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxKuxZAc69I ''Bil Khiyma Farha'']
|-
|2005
|1426
|Al-Hussaini Association<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alhussaini.org/Majalis|title=Majalis Fi London|date=2016-01-25|website=alhussaini.org|trans-title=Programmes In London|via=web.archive.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125234317/http://alhussaini.org/Majalis|archive-date=2016-01-25|access-date=2020-03-26|quote=Muharram 1426 - Paddington London - February 2005 - Sayyid Amer al-Hilu - Haj Basim Karbalaei}}</ref>
|[[London]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_63_UvW5Q8 ''Ma A'lam Ibya Yawm'']
|-
|2006
|1427
|Al-Hussaini Association<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alhussaini.org/Majalis|title=Majalis Fi London|date=2016-01-25|website=alhussaini.org|trans-title=Programmes In London|via=web.archive.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125234317/http://alhussaini.org/Majalis|archive-date=2016-01-25|access-date=2020-03-26|quote=Muharram 1427 - Paddington Central London - February 2006 - Sayyid Amer al-Hilu - Haj Basim Karbalaei}}</ref>
|London, UK
|''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1utrtMQjcyo&feature=youtu.be&t=1190 Hatha Inta Yabn al-Kerrar]''
|-
|2007
|1428
|Al-Hussaini Association<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alhussaini.org/Majalis|title=Majalis Fi London|date=2016-01-25|website=alhussaini.org|trans-title=Programmes In London|via=web.archive.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125234317/http://alhussaini.org/Majalis|archive-date=2016-01-25|access-date=2020-03-26|quote=Muharram 1428 - Kensington Town Hall London - January 2007 - Sayyid Qasim al-Jalali - Haj Basim Karbalaei}}</ref>
|London, UK
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuQ_zBMB0cE&t=49s ''Ya Galbi Ya Sabir'']
|-
|2008
|1429
|Husayniyat al-Qasab
|Manama, Bahrain
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5bPE3FAvXo ''Ilahi Rid Gharib al-Dar'']
|-
|2009 (Jan)
|1430
|Husayniyat al-Rasool al-Adham - al-Karbalaeia<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alkarbalaeia.net/media/index.php?main_page=song&cPath=100_126&sPath=406|title=Haj Basim al-Karbalaei - Muharram 1430 AH|date=2009-04-01|website=alkarbalaeia.net|language=ar|via=web.archive.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401075240/http://alkarbalaeia.net/media/index.php?main_page=song&cPath=100_126&sPath=406|archive-date=2009-04-01|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>
|Kuwait
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0oHiNfvALk ''Yahssain Awal Ma Habeyna'']
|-
|2009 (Dec)
|1431
|Husayniyat al-Rasool al-Adham - al-Karbalaeia<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.karbala-london.org/muharam1431/index.php|title=Muharram 1431 - Sheikh Rashad al-Ansari - Haj Basim Karbalaei|date=2010-03-29|website=karbala-london.org|via=web.archive.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329222243/http://www.karbala-london.org/muharam1431/index.php|archive-date=2010-03-29|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>
|London, UK
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywhh5MHUwD8 ''Ashofak Kil Fajir'']
|-
|2010
|1432
|Husayniyat al-Rasool al-Adham - al-Karbalaeia<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alkarbalaeia.net/media/index.php?main_page=song&cPath=100_126&sPath=470|title=Haj Basim al-Karbalaei - Muharram 1432 AH|date=2010-12-12|website=alkarbalaeia.net|language=ar|via=web.archive.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212155633/http://www.alkarbalaeia.net/media/index.php?main_page=song&cPath=100_126&sPath=470|archive-date=2010-12-12|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>
|Kuwait
|''ِ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuXWODy3s8I Ana al-Qahir]''
|-
|2011
|1433
|Husayniyat Dawood al-Ashoor<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alashoor.net/baseem-1433.htm|title=al-Radood al-Haj Basim al-Karbalaei - Muharram 1433|date=2012-02-12|website=alashoor.net|language=ar|via=web.archive.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212021902/http://www.alashoor.net/baseem-1433.htm|archive-date=2012-02-12|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>
|[[Basra]], [[Iraq]]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_PMkmGZ-yI ''Dumti Karbala'']
|-
|2012
|1434
|Husayniyat Ashor
|Kuwait
|''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZNsmv1mlOI Ghadhab Rab al-Ibad]''
|-
|2013
|1435
|Husayniyat Dawood al-Ashoor
|Basra, Iraq
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWDTJ4Wu7uw ''La Tinsa al-Wasiya'']
|-
|2014
|1436
|Husayniyat Dawood al-Ashoor
|Basra, Iraq
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mMf-rm-jdQ ''Kil Ma Ashoofak'']
|-
|2015
|1437
|Husayniyat Dawood al-Ashoor
|Basra, Iraq
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdjRzHSW3aY ''Gooman Banat al-Nabi'']
|-
|2016
|1438
|Husayniyat Dawood al-Ashoor
|Basra, Iraq
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsxYo8jLMwQ ''Yuma Atamnich Alaya'']
|-
|2017
|1439
|Husayniyat Dawood al-Ashoor
|Basra, Iraq
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7WIn7ydCDY ''Yabu Fadhil'']
|-
|2018
|1440
|Al-Akbar Foundation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alakbarfoundation.com/muharram/muharram-majlis-2018-%e2%80%a2-1440/|title=Muharram Majlis 2018/1440 - Sayid Hussain al-Modarresi {{!}} Haj Basim Karbalaei|website=Al-Akbar Foundation|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>
|London, UK
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9qrszKBEGE ''Beyn al-Mehdi Wil Abbas'']
|-
|2019
|1441
|Al-Akbar Foundation/Dewan al-Kafeel<ref name=":10" />
|London, UK
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW2zC-HMeXU ''Ballah Ya Nahar'']
|-
|2021
|1443
|Hey'at Jawad al-A'immah
|[[Wasit Governorate|Al-Aziziyah]], Iraq
|''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL8N9ZdrZXk&t=730s Solaf Waya Chaffa]''
|-
|2022
|1444
| Qa'at Baghdad al Kubra
|[[Baghdad]], Iraq
|''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTrb7c3Po98 Tijaz Ya May]''
|}
== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
*''Wa Fatimatah'' (O Fatima) (1993) [Um al-Banin Foundation]
*''Wa Tabqa Lana'' (It Remains For Us) (2000) [Um al-Banin Foundation]
*''Ya Hussain'' (O' Husayn) (2002) [Karbala Records]
*''Labayk Ya Husayn'' (Here We Are O' Husayn) (2003) [Karbala Records]
*''al-Razaya'' (The Tragedies) (2003) [Karbala  Records]
*''al-Imam al-Hassan al-Masmoom'' (Imam Hassan the Poisoned) [Fadak Records]
*''al-Zahra Fi Karbala'' (Zahra in Karbala) (2004) [Karbala  Records]
*''Al-Adl al-Samawi'' (Justice of the Skies) (2004) [Aniss al-Nofoss]
*''Ya Fatima'' (O' Fatima) (2004) [Karbala  Records]
*''Bintu Muhammad'' (Muhammad's Daughter) (2004) [al-Thaqalayn Records]
*''Wali Allah'' (Guardian of Allah) (2004) [al-Thaqalayn Records]
*''Awdat al-Sabaya'' (Return of the Captives) (2004) [Karbala Records]
*''Nowh Iw Dami'' (Wails and Tears) (2004) [al-Thaqalayn Records]
*''Karbala'' (2005) [Karbala Records]
*''Mata al-Multaqa'' (When Is The Meeting) (2005) [al-Thaqalayn Records]
*''Uqsuduni'' (Come to Me) (2005) [Karbala  Records]
*''Baad Ma Ashufak'' (I Will Not See You Again) (2006) [Anwar al-Huda Records]
*''Wahi al-Qawafi'' (Soul of the Words) (2006) [al-Thaqalayn Records]
*''Qaws al-Sama''' (Bow of the Sky) (2006) [Karbala Records]
*''Ya Bab Fatima'' (O' Door of Fatima) (2006) [Karbala Records]
*''Usali Alayka'' (I Pray Upon You) (2007) [al-Hayat Media]
*''Kalim al-Husayn'' (He Who Speaks to Husayn) (2007) [Thulfqiar Centre]
*''Sawad al-Layl'' (The Darkness of the Night) (2007) [al-Faqih Library]
*''Wujudun Li Wujudi'' (Presence To My Presence) (2007) [ِAnwar al-Huda]
*''Sarab'' (Oasis) (2007) [al-Thaqalayn Records]
*''Lahn al-Dima'' (The Melody of Blood) (2008) [al-Hayat Media]
*''Lil Bukaa Baqiya'' (There Is Still Time To Mourn) (January, 2008) [al-Hayat Media]
*''Kahf al-Wara'' (The Cave of the World) (January, 2008) [al-Thaqalayn Records]
*''Sawt al-Rayah'' (The Voice of the Banner) (February, 2008) [al-Raya al-Imamiya]
*''Bani Hashim'' (January, 2009) [al-Thaqalayn Records]
*''Ayat al-Sabr'' (Verse of Patience) (January, 2009) [Anwar al-Huda)
*''al-Mahkamah'' (The Court) (February, 2009) [al-Raya al-Imamiya]
*''Shajar al-Arak'' (Tree of Arak) (December, 2009) [al-Faqih Library]
*''Inaha Taqool'' (She Says) (December, 2009) [BK Media]
*''Qul Ma Tasha'' (Say What You Like) (December, 2010) [al-Thaqalayn Records]
*''Ra'ayt al-Husayn'' (I Saw Husayn) (December, 2010) [Anwar al-Huda]
*''Uthama'' (Greats) (June, 2010) [Thulfiqar Centre]
*''Tezuruni'' (You Visit Me) (January, 2011) [Karbala Records]
*''Shams'' (Sun) (November, 2011) [al-Ahrar Media]
*''Laka Antami'' (I Belong To You) (November, 2011) [ِAnwar al-Huda]
*''Yisajelny'' (He Registers Me) (December, 2011) [BK Media]
*''Majaninak'' (Your Insanes) (November, 2012) [BK Media]
*''Kuntu Wala Zilt'' (I Was, And Remain) (November, 2012) [BK Media]
*''Uthama 2'' (Greats 2) (July, 2013) [Thulfiqar Centre]
*''Hathihi al-Hikaya'' (This Story) (November, 2013) [BK Media]
*''Tilka al-Sarkha'' (That Scream) (November, 2013) [BK Media]
*''Qaedona al-Husayn'' (Our Leader is Husayn) (October, 2014) [BK Media]
*''Salla al-Mawt'' (Death Prayed) (October, 2014) [BK Media]
*''Maat al-Maa'' (Water is Dead) (October, 2015) [BK Media]
*''Yawm al-Arbaeen'' (The Day of Arbaeen) (November, 2015) [BK Media]
*''Banat al-Nabi'' (Daughters of the Prophet) (September, 2016) [BK Media]
*''Basim'' (September, 2017) [BK Media]
*''1440'' (September , 2018) [BK Media]
*''1443'' (July , 2021) [BK Media]
*''1444'' (July , 2022) [BK Media]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*[http://www.bk-media.net Official website]
*{{facebook|id=BasimKarbalaei|name=Basim Karbalaei}}
*{{twitter|id=BasimKarbalaei|name=Basim Karbalaei}}
*{{instagram|id=bk_staff|name=Basim Karbalaei}}
*[http://alfeker.net/library.php?id=1812 Hatha Ma Qara't Vol. 1] by ''al-Fikr E-Book Network''
*[https://shiavoice.com/cat-70 Lamentations Sound Library] by ''ShiaVoice''
*[https://shiavoice.com/cat-61 Praises Sound Library] by ''ShiaVoice''
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[[Category:Iraqi Shia Muslims]]
[[Category:People from Karbala]]
[[Category:Iraqi composers]]
[[Category:21st-century Iraqi male singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Iraqi male singers]]