He first heard the oud, a lute-like instrument, from a guitar teacher who gave him albums by jazz and Indian classical artists. After he finished college, he tracked one down on eBay and began ...

CD title: Magic Melody from Oum Kalthoum Track title: Enta el Hob Pt 9 (You Are Love) Artist: Oum Kalthoum Duration: 0'37 Composer: Mohammed Abdel-Wahab CD details: Arabian Diamond Records 2008 CD ...

BEIRUT: It's a weekday afternoon at Ta Marbouta, Hamra's young, leftist hangout of choice, and the stereo is bashing out some tunes by Egypt's oud-based Ensemble Fisfuz. "This thing we're listening to ...