The sound of the Orient

Artsworld meets the Iraqi musician who is determined to preserve the oud -an ancient instrument that represents the musical culture of the Arabs - and travels to Australia to meet the artists who use their art and music to campaign for democracy in Myanmar.

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• News

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• aljazeera
• artsworld
• oud
• music
• arab
• middle
• east
• naseer
• shamma
• myanmar
• burma
• protest
• art
• kyaw
• san
• saw
• takaw
• wah

[bradhienzachary]

Great! Promote more Oud music

[shirsoore]

not really, the arab gulf is funding both :)

[rainbowsun84]

whats the music that the orchestra is playing??? anyone knows?

[wakee7]

It doesnt matter my friend,

Naseer plays middle eastern music, which is influenced by Iraq, Bilad Al Sham, and Egypt mainly. at least you are not from the Arab Gulf, they have along way to go

Salami to Lebnan

[Khaibar06]

I would be proud to be Iraqi just to say I'm from the same country as him. Too bad I'm just Lebanese and all I've got is Marcel Khalife... I guess he's pretty great too though, if not quite as cool as Naseer.

[wakee7]

one great Iraqi

[LittleHipHop]

4.54 the world is listening for jazz long enough..this man do not know what he is talking about.RABIH ABOU KHALIL is the worlds greatest Oud player in jazz.

HE IS THE MILES DAVIS OF THE OUD!

nobody is playing the oud like him.

[000781227000]

lol

[Polargoo]

This guy inspired me.

I need to pick up the Oud soon