He is one of the true oud masters from Iraq.

In addition to playing, he has written several books on oud as well.

She is best known for playing the oud in both eastern and western music.

Besides his singing, he is a good player of oud.

Then, with a single building, Oud wrecked his international reputation.

After his military service, he worked as an oud lute teacher.

He learned to play the violin at age nine, and the oud two or three years later.

He started playing the oud at age of 11.

He also believes strongly in his passion for playing the oud.

He is an oud player and also has recorded some modern Arab music.

If the owner's in town, he might serenade you with his oud.

He was introduced to the oud through his mother, and started composing at the age of 14.

He also sometimes performs solo accompanying himself on the oud.

He set out for the Jordanian border with just a few clothes and his oud.

But on a final oud piece he displayed marvelous technique.

"The sound of the oud has an identity and a specific Arabic character," he said.

In his early twenties, he started played the oud.

He began playing the oud at 5, and the violin shortly thereafter.

Early on, it was evident that he had a remarkable talent for playing the oud.

Experienced in Oud, he composed for many other singers and musicians.

Right hand technique is similar to an oud, with a long thin plectrum.

His hobbies included the love for music, especially instruments like the piano and Oud.

The first oud was inspired by the shape of his son's bleached skeleton.

As mentioned above, the oud belongs to the family of short scale lutes.

During the war Oud kept far from the resistance movement and instead committed himself to writing several books on parliamentary history.