He was nicknamed "al-Qubanchi", a title given to someone who is skilled in weighing agricultural crops with a scale which was also his father's profession.

[1][2] Al-Qubanchi first considered becoming a grain merchant but decided to depend on singing for his livelihood, and in order to maintain his social position and financial sufficiency.

"[3] Al-Qubanchi's renewal of the performance of the Iraqi Maqam is considered a major shift in the course of Iraqi music, and he was able, despite his opponents from the supporters of the older styles, to create a school of maqam with clear features, and his students were able to preserve it until it became his ideal method for readers.

His teachings became dominant in the performance of the maqam and among his students were the artists Yousuf Omar, Nazem al-Ghazali and Abd al-Rahman Khader.

[4] On May 28, 1969, al-Qubanchi announced his retirement and moved to al-Karkh district where he used his money to build a mosque, he had seen in a dream.