Some residents say they prefer to buy gas from Mr Abbas, rather than dealing with delivery men who play music from loudspeakers. AFP
Gas cylinder delivery man Mountazar Abbas sings from his rickshaw to announce his arrival in the Karrada district of Baghdad. AFP
Mr Abbas unloads gas cylinders from his rickshaw. AFP
Residents of the Karrada district wake each morning to hear his dulcet tones. The tradition was once a nationwide phenomenon, but Mr Abbas is now a solo act. AFP
Mr Abbas, 22, says he is carrying on the trade of his father. AFP
He has been traversing the streets and alleyways of the Baghdad shopping district since 2007. AFP
Some residents say they prefer to buy gas from Mr Abbas, rather than dealing with delivery men who play music from loudspeakers. AFP
Gas cylinder delivery man Mountazar Abbas sings from his rickshaw to announce his arrival in the Karrada district of Baghdad. AFP
Mr Abbas unloads gas cylinders from his rickshaw. AFP
Residents of the Karrada district wake each morning to hear his dulcet tones. The tradition was once a nationwide phenomenon, but Mr Abbas is now a solo act. AFP
Mr Abbas, 22, says he is carrying on the trade of his father. AFP
He has been traversing the streets and alleyways of the Baghdad shopping district since 2007. AFP
Some residents say they prefer to buy gas from Mr Abbas, rather than dealing with delivery men who play music from loudspeakers. AFP