Not only do Ghassan Al-Youssef and Dina Abdel-Hamid play on one oud, they also share a philosophy of life that embraces peace and meditation as tools supporting mental and physical practice It was a ...

The oud, a stringed instrument, is believed to date back to around 2350 BC to the Akkadian civilisation located in present-day Iraq. It went on to become a popular musical instrument during the old ...

“Thank God, now with the openness and development that we are witnessing and the interest in music and artists from everywhere in the world, everyone is benefiting from this exhibition and this ...

DOHA: Katara Cultural Village is set to open a special centre for Oud to promote the Arab world’s ‘king’ of instruments considered the most important in Arabic classical music. The announcement was ...

Al Saari wanted to show that oud instrument can play Bach, Vivaldi, Chopard and more Abu Dhabi: One would think that blending what time, cultures and generations kept separate for centuries would be ...

Celebrating Middle Eastern music traditions, the 18th edition of the Abu Dhabi Festival launched the 2nd Global Oud Forum on Tuesday. Continuing until 15 June, the Forum's second edition is organized ...

Michael Onsy with Albert Mansour, a popular oud-maker in Lebanon facebook / Michael Onsy You’ve probably heard it many times over and didn’t even realise it. But it accompanies just about every type ...

Renowned oud player and composer aims to preserve the Arabic style of music Sharjah: Sitting by a river near his hometown in Al Kut, Iraq, at the age of 11, Naseer Shamma could only see himself ...

DOHA: More than 80 Oud artistes from 16 countries will perform at the second edition of the annual Katara Oud Festival which opens on Thursday at Katara Opera House. Eighteen individual performers and ...

According to Mohammed Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Director-General of ADACH, the institution, which will function as the Authority's wing, is intended to promote traditions of lute playing. “The Oud House ...

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