… an instrument belonging to Jamil Bashir …
Tag: Syria
Nostalgia and the female oud player
How much have women shaped the world of the oud?
My New/Old Damascene Oud
… from Damascus to Istanbul to New York …
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 …
The refined craft of Damascus in Istanbul
Children need Qudmany ouds too…
Syrian brothers in Istanbul
The movements of Damascene luthiery …
Why do we collect?
In 1974 the Italian writer Italo Calvino wrote an essay called ‘Collection of Sand…
Adana to Stockholm
… who was Mustafa?
Our oldest Nahat
… by Yousif Nahat, of Damascus …