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Oudists
Brahem, Anouar, Dalal, Yair, Khalife, Marcel, Shamma, Naseer, All Music Guide: Hamza el Din, Issa Boulos, Mukhtar, Ahmed, Tahar, Samir
Ain Arab (The Spring)
A journal of Jameel Abraham's experiments with making Turkish-style ouds. Includes step-by-step pictures and description.
Al 'Ud
Performance tips and music theory.
Al 'Ud
The early history of the oud, leading up to the development of the European lute.
Dimitris Rapakousios: Luthier/ Oud Maker
Luthier who specializes in ouds, lavtas, and sazes. Based in Athens, Greece. Includes pictures and sound files of his instruments.
Dr. Oud
Information on oud repair and construction.
Faruk Türünz Oud Shop
About this Turkish oud maker whose shop is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. Includes information on the mathematical formulas for calculating oud brace resonances. In Turkish and English.
Mike's Ouds
An Arabic oud website with pictures, RealAudio and MP3 samples of compositions and taqsims, discussion forum, and links to other oud information.
Oud
Pictures of ouds and information about descriptions and tuning the oud.
Oud
Short introduction, listing some tunings and links.
Oud - Nikos Dimitriadis
Information on Greek ouds and playing traditions, with Windows Media samples of taksims. In English and Greek.
Oud Cafe
Basic information about the oud and Ottoman music, including tuning systems, modes, hand positions, and exercises.
Oud Home Page
Everything you want to know about the Middle-Eastern lute, oud (sometimes spelled as ud).
Oud Page by David Brown
Brief history of the instrument and playing instructions.
Oud Web
Links to oud players, makers, information sites, and vendors.
Ouds (by David Brown)
Article on the Middle-Eastern oud: its history, tuning methods, and playing techniques.
Pablo's Oud Page
An informative oud site for beginner players, as well as anyone else interested in ouds.
Peter Kyvelos Receives National Heritage Fellowshi
Hellenic Communication Service profile of Kyvelos, oud maker based in Boston, Mass.
Quick Intro to the Oud
This article, by D. Glenn Arthur Jr., is geared for guitarists. Includes some oud pictures.
The History of the Oud
Article on the history of Armenian oud making.
The Oud
Extensive introduction to playing the makams (maqams) on the oud, by David Parfitt. Contains musical notation of many popular makams, both in Arabic and Turkish systems.