Dumbo Feather

An Ode to the Oud

The oud is the signature sound of the Middle East – a joyful instrument that also invokes a lot of nostalgia, often making people cry. The oud is beauty, emotion and memory all at the same time.

The string instrument can be traced back 5000 years in Mesopotamia, and has travelled throughout the whole of the Middle

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