… by Yousif Nahat, of Damascus …
Welcome to Oudmigrations
As long as there have been ouds, there have been stories about them.
The oldest surviving oud?
… even the oldest surviving Arab string instrument?
Oudmigrations launched in Arabic!
It has been some time since we have published a new article, but now, finally, we can announce the launch of the Arabic site! Please spread the word to your Arabic-reading friends and send them this link https://arabic.oudmigrations.com/ This mirror site was made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of Sheikh Khaled bin Hamad al-Thani. We are…
The Oud at the Junction of the Nile
The Second Festival for the Oud in Khartoum, Sudan
A Tunisian musical icon
… the ʻAbd ʻAzīz Jemaīl Tunisian ʻūd (1923) in the Collection of Jellāl Ben ʻAbdallah
Oud of a virtuoso
… an instrument belonging to Jamil Bashir …
My New/Old Damascene Oud
… from Damascus to Istanbul to New York …
Salman Shukur’s oud
…a relationship between player and instrument could last after the player himself passed on…
She played them a tune on her oud…
…that would make solid rocks dance.
An Iraqi gift from Syria
… a gift that preserved a treasure …
Nur al-Din and the green satin bag
What lies within…?
Oudmigrations launch concert
Memories of a celebration…