AMMAN — The oud is said to be one of the most important historical and modern instruments in Arabic music, Amman-born composer and oud player Tareq Jundi said on Thursday, adding that, through the oud ...

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 ...

The Egyptian-born Australian oud virtuoso may be the funniest man at the Aria awards – if only they’d ever hand him one during the main show When Joseph Tawadros finally won an Aria for best world ...

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 ...

The oud, a stringed instrument popular in the Middle East whose origins date back thousands of years, is a key element of classical Arabic music While he waits for his lesson at an Egyptian music ...

“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 ...

When Taiseer Elias plays the oud, he strums intently, his face creased in concentration as he creates a dialogue of notes and sounds. Elias is a violinist and composer as well as a PhD in musicology, ...

Palestinian Ali Hasneen, 57, makes traditional Oud by hand inside his shop in the West Bank City of Nablus, on Nov. 26, 2018. (Xinhua/Nidal Eshtayeh) NABLUS, West Bank, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- "To mend the ...

On Wednesday 6 April, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina celebrated the opening of Alexandria Arabian Oud House "I have been aiming for this project for nearly ten years, especially after I received many ...

An oud is a small, pear- shaped stringed instrument that dates back about 5,000 years. It is widely considered to be a precursor to the English lute. It is fretless and typically has 11 strings, 10 of ...

DOHA, March 18 (KUNA) -- The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) Saturday evening opened its Oud Festival themed "The Fifth String" which brings a host of the world's top lute musicians and makers.