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‘When I play the oud, I carry the pains of Iraq as well as the dreams of its youth’: The craftsmen and musicians preserving an ancient Middle Eastern instrument

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 ...
Radio France Internationale

The voice of the oud

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 Financial Express

Rajasthan International Folk Festival: From India-Ireland collaboration to Turkish oud in action, here’s what you will find this year

Speaking on performing at Jodhpur RIFF, During says, “I have been touring around the world, from Cuba and Iceland to Uzbekistan and Iran, for over 20 years. But Jodhpur RIFF has so far been my ...
The Peninsula

Katara to promote Oud as global cultural and musical asset

Doha: The magical rhythms of the Oud, an instrument very special to the Arab music, are resonating through the streets of Katara Cultural Village since the opening of the Second Katara Oud Festival on ...
The Peninsula

Katara to establish special centre to promote Oud

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 ...