Here's some superb old footage of the legendary Syrian musician Farid al-Atrash giving a virtuoso performance on the oud.
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Farid al-Atrash
Category: Music
Posted on: June 21, 2008 1:40 PM, by Mo
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All I can say is WWOOOOOOOAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH D00D!!!!!
I love the oud. If I recall right, it's the direct ancestor of the Renaissance lute (another instrument I love), whose name is a corruption of the Arabic al-oud.
p.s. I LOLd at the snippets of Asturias and Malagueña around 5:20-5:50!
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Wonderful.
Posted by: Regallo | June 21, 2008 3:50 PM