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== Summary ==

Iraqi chobi is a social dance and music route associated with line-dance celebration, forceful rhythmic accompaniment and sung calls. Contemporary recordings extend the practice into amplified wedding and stage settings.<ref>[https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/article/ali-najm-wants-iraqi-music-to-be-heard Ali Najm interview — Iraqi music and listening].</ref>

== Contemporary and trending ==

The listening collection includes identified current and worthwhile earlier performances. Recurring dance pulses, percussion, vocal repetition and ensemble response organize the performance. The collection distinguishes identified chobi works from generic party compilations.

== History ==

Community celebrations and professional ensembles sustain multiple local chobi practices. Modern popular production can draw on chobi rhythms without making every Iraqi dance song the same form.<ref>[https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/article/ali-najm-wants-iraqi-music-to-be-heard Ali Najm interview — Iraqi music and listening].</ref>

== Musical characteristics ==

Recurring dance pulses, percussion, vocal repetition and ensemble response organize the performance. The collection distinguishes identified chobi works from generic party compilations.

== Geography and communities ==

Western and central Iraqi networks, including Anbar and Baghdad, provide strong entrances, with broader Iraqi circulation. The footprint describes a listening affinity rather than an ethnic boundary.

== Artists ==

Hussam Al Rassam, Mohammed Aljabure, Mahmoud Anwar and identified wedding ensembles provide recorded examples; unnamed dancers are not presented as credited recording artists.



=== Recording entrances ===

Hussam Alrassam — Chobi Iraqi Ela Ya Helwa Komy<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC-clRXg1v0 Chobi Iraqi Ela Ya Helwa Komy] — primary release/performance credits.</ref>; Hussam Al Rassam — حسام الرسام   Hossam El Rasam -  عرب شمر جوبي<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSo9qrS6P7E حسام الرسام   Hossam El Rasam -  عرب شمر جوبي] — primary release/performance credits.</ref>. These identify particular versions rather than classifying every work by the performer.

== Related genres ==

[[Iraqi popular song]]; [[Iraqi maqam]]; [[Dabke]].

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