(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LEBANESE OUD MAKER AND PLAYER, NAZIH GHADBAN, SAYING:"I worked on about 1,400 instruments, and I know who each one is with now. I keep a file for each oud, with my notes about the ...

BAGHDADBAGHDAD — In a tiny workshop on the roof of his home in a Baghdad slum, Farhan Hassan works in secret, lovingly curving wood and tightening strings to make his ouds – a traditional Arabic ...

“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 ...

Reporting from Cairo — “Magdi, Magdi,” the kid yells, running in off the street. A bottle of water flies up to the loft and Magdi Ali catches it and shouts thanks. The child disappears through the ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: Each month, Inside the Middle East takes you behind the headlines to see a different side of this diverse region. Ibrahim Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Azeem is one of the last traditional ...

A craftsman in the old Medina neighborhood of Tunis tries to keep alive the art of making the traditional oud — a guitar-like instrument. An oud is basically a Middle Eastern lute. Now, in a changing ...

Doha: The Oud Makers Exhibition featuring renowned luthiers is one of the main attractions at the third edition of Katara Oud Festival which witnessed a spectacular launch yesterday. Located in ...

The 66-year-old luthier has been handcrafting instruments since 1976 (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LEBANESE OUD MAKER AND PLAYER, NAZIH GHADBAN, SAYING:"I worked on about 1,400 instruments, and I know who each ...

STORY: Riyadh's recent oud exhibition was a haven for lovers of the ancient stringed instrument Date: March 11, 2023 in a country where the public appreciation of music has been slow to make an ...