How much have women shaped the world of the oud?
Tag: Istanbul
My New/Old Damascene Oud
… from Damascus to Istanbul to New York …
Salman Shukur’s oud
…a relationship between player and instrument could last after the player himself passed on…
Instrument collections and their stories
… collections are memories of peoples, each with their own traditions and languages …
Nur al-Din and the green satin bag
What lies within…?
The refined craft of Damascus in Istanbul
Children need Qudmany ouds too…
A gem from Damascus, 1897
… the only known Damascus-made oud by the Qudmany family …
Syrian brothers in Istanbul
The movements of Damascene luthiery …
Ottoman oud histories
This beautiful postcard invites us to think afresh about the history of the oud. Two elegantly dressed women look out at us, holding their instruments and their plectra. Beside them is a boy in a top hat, who stands on a footstool to reach the right height. In the background and at the edge of…