Farid al-Atrash

By neurophilosophy on June 21, 2008.

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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Wonderful.

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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