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 ...

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 ...

So recites award-winning Lebanese oud master, musician and singer Charbel Rouhana in Arabic from the repertoire of 12th century Sicilian-Arab poet Ibn Hamdis al-Siqilli. Rouhana then proceeds to sing ...

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 ...

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 ...