The Arab world’s favourite troubadour Ilham al-Madfai, who last year had to perform to an empty Roman amphitheatre and scrub concert dates across Europe and the Gulf, can’t wait to get back on stage. Unveiling his latest work in Amman where he has lived since 1994, the Iraqi star widely known as simply Ilham has tried to break free of the shackles imposed by Covid-19 with a song of hope ...