Despite lack of facilities, UAE national masters this traditional music instrument When UAE national Hameed Mohammed first started taking his love for playing the oud seriously, he was unsure ...

Music school in JLT offers lessons in traditional Arabic music and dance Dubai: If you are a resident of the UAE and have not laid your hands on the king of Arabic instruments - the oud – then ...

In love with Oud. UAE's leading singer, musician and oud player talks about his love for the enchanted strings of the classic instrument and the 
test of time 
it has stood ...

The virtual edition of GOF consists of a unique series of seven TV-format episodes designed to shed light on the works of oud makers, on innovations in the musical instrument industry, on the history ...

Featuring performances by artists from Iraq, Egypt and Malaysia As part of the special commissioning and production works and u ...

A few Egyptian craftsmen and composers are trying to save the oud – the instrument that is the basis of traditional Middle Eastern music. CNN values your feedback 1.

The emirate’s rich musical heritage offers visitors the opportunity to gain an insight into many aspects of its culture. Celebrated oud composer Faisal Al Saari, plays in Abu Dhabi’s cultural ...

A wailing Arabic singer-songwriter pouring her heart out at a piano. A Jordanian oud player coaxing exotic quarter-tone scales from his instrument. This was the almighty cross-cultural jam session, ...

The Oud is the leading eastern musical instrument. The modern oud and the European lute are considered the ancestors of the guitar. The oldest pictorial record of a lute dates back over 5000 years ...