Who is the best oud player in the world?

The Must Famous Soloists Oud Players in The World

• Naseer Shamma – Iraq. Nasser Shamma is one of the most famous and influential oud players in the world today.
• Yurdal Tokan – Turkey.
• Munir Bashir – Iraq.
• Rahim Al Haj.
• Ramy Adly – Egypt.
• Mamdouh Al Gabaly – Egypt.
• Mohamed Abozekry – Egypt.
• Mustafa Said – Egypt.

Who plays the oud?

The oud (also spelled Üd) is the progenitor of the European lute and guitar. Prominent in medieval Islamic music, the instrument came into Ottoman Spain in the 13th century. It is a pan-Arab instrument, played in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Iran, and Turkey.

Did the guitar come from the oud?

Often thought of as the “father” of the guitar, the lute is thought to have evolved from an Arabic instrument known as an “oud.” It had a short, almond shaped body, a short neck, and no frets, and it was introduced to Europe in the 8th century when the Moors conquered Spain.

How do you hang an oud?

If you must put the oud on a wall, put it on a shelf with a tie down to keep it on the shelf. I prefer to use a rack that cradles the oud so it can’t fall, plus it puts no pressure on the neck. Also make sure you have humidity in your home under control when you store ouds outside of a hard case.

When was the Arabic oud made?

Depending on what you are prepared to believe, the oud may first have appeared between 3500 and 3200 BCE, but they’re such vague depictions that they could be almost anything.

Are the oud and lute the same?

The main difference between the Oud and Lute instruments is that a Lute has a fretted neck and can have more strings or be a larger size than the Oud instrument. The Lute is associated with Western Shakespearean culture while the Oud is the main instrument of Middle Eastern and Arab culture.

Which came first lute or oud?

The lute descends from the oud, and was brought to Europe by the moors in the 9th century. Later it was adapted to baroque European music by the installing of frets, which made it more compatible with western scales. It has far more strings than the oud, typically 15 to 24.

How is an Arabic oud tuned?

Turkish tuning is simply one whole step higher than Arabic tuning. So if the first (highest pitched) strings on an Arabic tuned oud are tuned to ‘c’, then on a Turkish tuned oud they would be tuned to ‘d’. In Arabic tuning ‘D, G, A, d, g, c’ is also used, and in Turkish tuning there is an equivalent ‘E, A, B, e, a, d’.