Tasos Theodorakis oud sound - Taksim by Mavrothi Kontanis

[hknuddv]

It sounds similar to a 'guqin' (a chinese zither instrument), really nice stuff.

[outistas]

Thanks so much for all the nice comments.

[chordez]

oh my god, you are an amazing oud player mavrothi. I adore your style especially when i sough at the end a picture of Saloniki along the sea. Good memories

[drakonar]

MashaAllah very nice:)

[phati129]

im just curious is all =]

[phati129]

isnt the oud egyptian?

[outistas]

You should do some more research on the oud my friend, even just look around more on youtube. The oud does not belong just to one country, and has been around in one form or another for thousands of years throughout the Eastern Mediterranean region, and spread even to Europe leading to the European lutes and guitars.

This is one of the most important and beautiful aspects of Near Eastern culture - it's shared, and it's wonderfully complicated - with regional 'dialects' and styles that differ.

[phati129]

i know its shared but the instrument itself originated from egypt, no?

[outistas]

It's probable that the oud or an instrument very close to it originated from Ancient Egypt or Ancient Mesopotamia 7,000-10,000 years ago, since as far as I know the oldest instruments that have been found or depicted in art were there from that time period.

The more contemporary version of the oud we know today is tied more with the areas we associate with Iran and Iraq. From there it spread to neighboring countries/cultures.

Honestly, what does this have to do with the clip posted here?

[lefterhsk1]

@outistas ap'oti katalava o phati thelei na pei an to sygkekrimeno organo exei kataskevastei sthn egypto! poli oraio organo pantos akougete..kai o mavrothis ta xonei poli kala!!

[oudmontage]

yes!

[blueahmed1984]

@phati129 too many stories also prove that it is originally came from Arabia in Hijaz ( oud )

[zitohellas]

excellent taximi... i love the outi, bouzouki, tzoura, baglama, all the traditional greek stringed intstuments

[SonicBlunt]

i buyed my oud from thasos theodorakis this summer....anyway...grece and outi (oud) r the most emotional expressing things that fit perfectly together...just greek/persian/turkish/arabic culture and proud of it!

[JJVJJV]

I swear that's one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.

[outistas]

Thanks for the comments guys!

mtk