“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 ...

THE Middle East is shattered. From the civil war in Libya to the killing fields of Iraq and Syria, the region has never been more divided. But amid the chaos, a few symbols still manage to unify ...

Shahd Hesham, an oud player and teacher, plays the oud at Arabic Oud House in Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) A young Egyptian lady was playing a piece of music on the oud, an ...

When Simon Shaheen explains traditional Arab music, he cites the keys on a piano. "Imagine the black and white keys, then insert a third color like red between the neighboring black and white, which ...

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - In his small workshop in the Iraqi city of Basra, Thabit al-Basri carefully bends a slim piece of wood over a flame before placing it over the pear-shaped oud in the making.

Doha, Qatar: The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) is slated to launch the fourth Katara Oud Festival on Wednesday until Jan.25, featuring a host of professional composers from around the globe.

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