… to live a professional life as a performer in Iran is quite a story!
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The Oud at the Junction of the Nile
The Second Festival for the Oud in Khartoum, Sudan
Oud of a virtuoso
… an instrument belonging to Jamil Bashir …
Nostalgia and the female oud player
How much have women shaped the world of the oud?
Salman Shukur’s oud
…a relationship between player and instrument could last after the player himself passed on…
Instrument collections and their stories
… collections are memories of peoples, each with their own traditions and languages …
Nur al-Din and the green satin bag
What lies within…?
Oudmigrations launch concert
Memories of a celebration…
Why do we collect?
In 1974 the Italian writer Italo Calvino wrote an essay called ‘Collection of Sand…
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Oudmigrations is dedicated to the journeys of ouds, their histories, and the stories attached to their makers, players, and owners.Research for Oudmigrations is led by Professor Rachel Beckles Willson, who holds a Major Research Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust. Please follow the menus above to find articles about Journeys, Histories and Stories. The Oud Blog…