Think back to the last time you went online looking to buy an Oud. You stumble across eBay, and you see some pretty decent looking Ouds with some pictures. It’s a second hand Oud. It’s hard to tell, but it looks like a decent instrument. Should you buy it? Double check one thing first. Always, always, always… double check the action. Action is the distance of the string from the…
Read MoreNavid’s Top 5 Recommended Egyptian Songs
How does an Oud player go about learning more Egyptian music? How about a little crash course in Egyptian music… Well, this is the highly abridged, and terribly concise Egyptian music crash course. For the simple reason that this is a huge subject… But I’ve condensed all of Egyptian music to 5 tunes/songs that I believe can be your meze platter which I hope will entice you to learn more and…
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