The oud is one of the world's oldest string instruments, dating back as much as 4,000 years. It spread around the world with Islam, and was the precursor of the European lute — and, by extension, the ...

This week's show is divided into two parts. In the first half, we hear tracks to compare three solo plucked instruments -- the oud, the lute, and the guitar. Then we feature three songs by Latin jazz ...

Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center When Persian ethnic wind musician Amir Shahsar performs with ...

Simon Shaheen is the master of the oud. The Oud is a short-necked, half pear-shaped, plucked lute of the Arab world, the direct ancestor of the European lute. Shaheen has toured much of the country, ...

Previously released in 1971 as analog disc (H-72041). Recorded by Daniel C. Grinstead. Compact disc. Program notes by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea ([4] p.) inserted in container. Hamza El Din, voice and ...

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 ...