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ouds in casablanca

bellenger - 2-8-2007 at 10:36 AM

planning a stay in csablanca, marocco i would like to visit a oud maker-seller. diid anybody know a good information for me. Thanks and good life to all the musicians, specially oud players

zalzal - 2-8-2007 at 10:45 AM

Khaled Belkhaiba, the master maker for Said Chraibi, among others. And have also "resurected" medieval instruments with well known spanish musicians.

But i do not have his adress.

Some body have it in his forum??

Lazzaro - 2-8-2007 at 03:46 PM

You will find four oud shops all in same street located behind a little mosque in the Medina. Enter the Medina from Bab Marakech - and ask for the ouds shops street - this is one of the old doors of the Medina. In this street I bought the oud you will see in the pictures in the attachment.

amine2 - 2-8-2007 at 03:46 PM

best than belhaiba, and less known, is abdellah mouride, his oud have a great sound.
belhaiba is better for the finition his style is perfect, and his ouds are beautiful, but mouride's have the sound and he makes good prices.

Lazzaro - 2-8-2007 at 03:52 PM

walnut body and pine face

John Erlich - 2-8-2007 at 04:56 PM

I am trying to contact an old friend who lived in Casablanca, studied music there, and had contact with Khaled Bel Hayba (had a custom instrument made by him) in about 2003. I will let you know if I find out anything useful, such as what neighborhood his home/workshop is in.

Peace,
Udi John

bellenger - 2-9-2007 at 11:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by zalzal
Khaled Belkhaiba, the master maker for Said Chraibi, among others. And have also "resurected" medieval instruments with well known spanish musicians.

But i do not have his adress.

Some body have it in his forum??

John Erlich - 2-9-2007 at 12:21 PM

All,

I am not sure anyone has Khaled Bel Hayba's address. My friend who lived in Casablanca said that all the description he could get was something like, "at the end of the dirt alley, in back." I will see if I can find out at least in what area he lives. You would have to ask around when you get there...

Peace,
Udi John

amine2 - 2-9-2007 at 01:43 PM

i ve got mouride's phone number....

bellenger - 2-10-2007 at 01:04 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by John Erlich
All,

I am not sure anyone has Khaled Bel Hayba's address. My friend who lived in Casablanca said that all the description he could get was something like, "at the end of the dirt alley, in back." I will see if I can find out at least in what area he lives. You would have to ask around when you get there...

Peace,
Udi John

bellenger - 2-10-2007 at 01:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by amine2
i ve got mouride's phone number....

bellenger - 2-10-2007 at 01:07 PM

could you give it to me?
is it a shop or a factory?

bellenger - 2-10-2007 at 01:08 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Lazzaro
You will find four oud shops all in same street located behind a little mosque in the Medina. Enter the Medina from Bab Marakech - and ask for the ouds shops street - this is one of the old doors of the Medina. In this street I bought the oud you will see in the pictures in the attachment.

bellenger - 2-10-2007 at 01:10 PM

thank you for your fine information.
I know where is bab marakech.
would you tell me how much you did pay for this fine instrument (in marocco dirham), if you remember this of course?

bellenger - 2-10-2007 at 01:11 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by bellenger
Quote:
Originally posted by John Erlich
All,

I am not sure anyone has Khaled Bel Hayba's address. My friend who lived in Casablanca said that all the description he could get was something like, "at the end of the dirt alley, in back." I will see if I can find out at least in what area he lives. You would have to ask around when you get there...

Peace,
Udi John

bellenger - 2-10-2007 at 01:13 PM

thank you for your kind active research.
I got some good information by other forum friends.
someone told me about many shops not far from bab marrakech (in the medina)

amine2 - 2-10-2007 at 02:14 PM

mouride's (last year) phone number 063608817.
i don't know if he has changed is phone number.
good luck.

amine2 - 2-10-2007 at 02:15 PM

his phone number (at home) is 022202973.

bellenger - 2-12-2007 at 03:07 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by amine2
mouride's (last year) phone number 063608817.
i don't know if he has changed is phone number.
good luck.

bellenger - 2-12-2007 at 03:09 AM

many thankx for you.
I will tell you if i find him and make business.
I must go there next may

oud price

Lazzaro - 2-13-2007 at 04:59 AM

You can buy a oud like mine for 200 -250 euro. good luck Maurizio

johnlittel - 2-18-2013 at 04:12 PM

I will be in Casablanca this week, and will travel to the medina in search of ouds. Anyone have good up to date info on Casa oud makers?

John Littel, Guitarmaker
Seattle, WA, USA

spartan - 2-19-2013 at 03:22 AM

it seems that the most famous oud maker in Casa is Khaled Belhaiba

his website dont work though

some discussions already here in the forum:

http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=10385#pid69952


http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=10263

Good luck