Antoun Tawil, one of Syria’s last traditional lute makers, waits in vain in his Damascus workshop for orders of the oud, an instrument his country was once renowned for producing. While the conflict ...
Damascus, June 2 (SANA) A heritage event celebrating the Damascus oud, one of Syria’s most prominent traditional musical instruments, was held on Monday in Damascus as part of Intangible Heritage Week ...
Singer Abdallah Rahhal stepped on stage as the oud player picked out an intriguing tune. The musicians had met only moments before. Abdallah lifted his voice to meet the oud’s haunting semitones and ...