For this third album from Buda Musique, the remarkable singer and Syrian oud player Waed Bouhassoun is joined by the Turkish flautist Kudsi Erguner, the Syrian flautist Moslem Rahal, and Kurdish... more

After the success of "The Soul of the Lute", Waed performs two different facets of the rich Arabic vocal art. The first is inspired by the Nabataean poetry of southern Syria, and the other by... more

The oud is a mainstay in Middle Eastern music. This particular lute has a sound that differs from Western lutes, being deeper and earthier in tone, kind of like a sitar minus the droning quality.... more