Fernand Raynaud Pseudo

Sukar Oud timbre demo

... showing how tangents excite strings. The clavichord is the simplest yet arguably the most expressive keyboard instrument. Please forgive my ine...

A reprise of Geko's theme, on a different Sukar oud for comparison, this one a M1 with Tung-coated fingerboard. Improv was recorded on an iPhone (s...

In wooded Shepherd's Canyon where I live, fog from the ocean often streams in, in the evening, and stays the night. It then turns to rising swirlin...

A taqsim of sorts in Saba, improvised on four+ tracks. The Saba maqam is a mode that includes quarter tone notes that are absent from Western instr...

Our friends, oud players on the internet. This expressive short-necked baritone lute, with its large bowl, fretless fingerboard and doubled strings...

It's not a perfect shot (or a perfect oud player), but the slow motion in negative shows how the reesha (pick) engages the double strings of the ou...

Four Voice Consolation in Nihawand -- for Oud, Six String Fretless Bass, Harpsichord and Sampled YayliTanbur. A traditional Arabian Taksim is an im...

Bernard Xolotl's Music Video originally created on analog 3/4" tape. The music is a multitrack guitar composition. Crystal filters were used with s...