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Farid el-Atrache
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The most authoritative site for the legend of Arabic music, and my favorite oudist!
This site is frequently updated with hard to find recordings for Farid el-Atrache.
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Oud Cafe Website
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A great new site with outstanding instructional material for new oud players. Lots of excellent information and
sound files to get anybody going with the oud.
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Astrid's Site (oudinfo.de)
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A great German site about the oud. Lots of information, and also a step-by-step section on oud
building. Watch Astrid build her third oud, and see pictures of the first two she has made.
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The Oud - David Parfitt's Website
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One of the first online oud resources ever available on the Net. A must bookmark for any avid oud fan! One can find an abundance of great information here.
I learned how to restring my oud from the diagrams on David's site.
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Afif Taian
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Afif Taian is a fantastic oud player who is originally from Syria. He now lives in
California, and he performs with the Kan Zaman Ensemble. This website was developed
by one of his most dedicated fans.
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Ain Arab - Oud Construction
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Follow Jameel Abraham's project, and see detailed photos on how to build an oud. I have
really enjoyed seeing the work that goes into making this beautiful instrument.
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John Bilezikjian - Dantz Records
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A great website for master oudist, John Bilezikjian. His music is noted for incorporating many diverse elements, such as folk, classical, Near Eastern and Western.
He has been performing for over 40 years, and you can learn more about this great entertainer, musician, singer, composer and teacher - and more importantly human being - on his website.
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Dr. Oud's Website
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A website for the most helpful oudmaker on the Net. I don't know how many times I've emailed Doc with oud
questions. Check out his oud construction book too. It is a must read for all oud lovers!
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Nikos Dimitriadis
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This is a very fine website with concise, yet informative information about the oud and about
the webmaster's conversion from guitar to oud. Nikos really did a nice job on his website.
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Dimitris Rapakousios - Luthier/Oud Maker
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Check out this website to see the amazing work of the Greek master luthier, Dimitris Rapakousios. He uses the finest
materials, and it is evident that he works with much attention to detail. You can also hear examples of some of his instruments.
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Iraqi Oud Tradition
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If you want to learn about Iraqi ouds, then this is the site for you. Ronny has done a
great job with his site, and he has lots of excellent photos for Iraqi ouds.
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Munir Bashir
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A very nice site for the oud master, Munir Bashir. You can find a small biography about him,
many nice pictures of him, and a detailed list of all his CDs available on the market.
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Classical Arabic Music
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An excellent new website that presents a diverse number of examples representing the various
Arabic maqamat, forms and rhythms. Also, selected educational information about the musical
structure, history and musical instruments of Arabic music.
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Issa Boulous
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Issa Boulous is a Palestinian oudist now living in Chicago, Illinois. Check out his website
to find out more about this oudist, composer, and teacher. You can find MP3s, sheet music,
and possibly contact information if you are looking for lessons in his area.
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Nazih Ghadban
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Visit this site to learn about the Lebanese oud maker, Nazih Ghadban. There is a nice page that shows
some of the ouds that you can order from him if you are in the market for an Arabic oud.
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Viken Najarian
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Visit this site to see what you can get from the master oud maker, Viken Najarian. If it is electric
ouds that you want, then check him out. He also makes great traditional ouds too!
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Kan Zaman
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Visit this site to find out more about a local ensemble of volunteer musicicians who perform classical
Arabic music. The artistic director is Wael
Kakish, who also doubles as my oud teacher!
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Maqam World
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A great site outlining the maqamat used in classical Arabic music. An excellent resource with explanations
of many maqamat, the art of modulation, and various forms like samai, bashraf, dawr, dulab, and more.
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Husain Sabsaby
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Husain Sabsaby was born in Syria. His father gave him his first music lesson at the age of six. He would enroll in the Arabic Institute of Music in Halab,
and then continue his musical journey being tutored by Mr. Mohammed Abdul Kareem, "Prince of Bouzouki".
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Salem Abdel Karem
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I don't know much about Mr. Abdel Karem, but he included a clip of a Farid el-Atrache song in the audio section of
his site. So I had to include him in my links page!
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Andy Kasparian - The Oud
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A very cool site by Andy where you can read a brief history of the oud, and also see pictures of Andy's ouds...some of them he
BUILT HIMSELF!!! Way to go Andy. Many oud links here too.
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Pablo's Oud Page
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A very nice oud website by Pablo Gonzalez. Pablo is from Argenitna, and on his site there are lots of great resources
and links anybody interested in the oud can benefit from.
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Maqam Music
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A great resource for purchasing all kinds of Arabic music, movies, DVDs, and even some instruments. They also have a great selection of Oud CDs to choose from as well.
What I like about this site is that you can hear samples for most of the CDs prior to purchasing.
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Arabic Musical Scores
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Faultless Musical Scores for many famous Arab composers including Farid El Atrache, Abdel Wahab, Sayid Darwish,
Sayid Makkawy, Zakariya Ahmad, and more. Plus folk songs and muwashahat Andalusiya.
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Oud Home Page
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A great site that I frequently visit. There is where you will find extensive links to Oud
related sites. This site also has an active Message Board with interesting discussions.
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Ukulele World - Oud Strings
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An excellent one-stop resource for ordering Aquila, GHS, and/or LaBella Oud strings. Their prices are very reasonable as well.
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Haytham Safia
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Haytham Safia is a fabulous, young oud player who is originally from Palestine. He now lives in the Netherlands,
and he performs regularly at various venues. He is in the process of releasing his second CD.
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New Tortis Picks and Plectrums
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Finally a high quality pick for oud, buzuq and other eastern instruments. Handmade picks and plectrums that are virtually identical to real tortoise shell.
A durable material that produces a warm sound and feel.
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Tasos Theodorakis
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Visit this website to learn more about the Greek luthier, Tasos Theodorakis. His instruments look stunning, and he also has nice old instruments as well.
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Ihab Radwan
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Check out Ihab Radwan's website for more information regarding oud lessons in or around the area of Paris, France.
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Knossos
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Primarily a guitarist, Dann M. Torres has made the varied trek from ensemble musician, to session musician and now to solo artist.
Check out his website for more information.
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Kamil Shajrawi
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Kamil is a multi-talented musician. In addition to playing the oud, the violin and singing, he is also a composer and orchestrator who has his own distinctive style.
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M'Oud Swing
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M'oudswing's goal is for Arabic music and jazz to co-exist in harmony while still retaining their respective musical origins.
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Hossein Behroozinia
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Hossein Behroozinia was born on June 11, 1962 in Tehran, Iran with a heart and soul for music. Visit his website to find out more
about this fantastic musician.
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Basem Darwisch
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Basem was born in Egypt, and he started playing oud and guitar at the age of 12. He studied classic music at the Arabic music
academy in Cairo. He represented the University in different festivals and won a prize for the best oud player in 1985 and 1986.
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Thabet al-Basry
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A new website which is currently just a forum for the Iraqi oudmaker, Thabet al-Basry. Website is in Arabic, but should be useful and informative.
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Pyramid Strings from Max Junger
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The website of Max Junger where you can order directly from Germany Pyramid oud strings, and/or custom Pyramid Lute strings with various guages and tensions.
Max and Sabine are extremely helpful working with you to customize strings
that will match your oud perfectly.
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