Chinese artist Guo Mei (R) teaches a student to play pipa in Qormi, Malta, on March 17, 2025. A groundbreaking initiative to introduce Chinese music to Maltese youth, featuring lessons of pipa, a ...

CAIRO, Egypt -- Iraqi musician Naseer Shamma's reputation as a master of the oud, a pear-shaped string instrument, is built in part on a piece he wrote to describe the horrors of war. His "Al-Amariya" ...

An oud is a small, pear- shaped stringed instrument that dates back about 5,000 years. It is widely considered to be a precursor to the English lute. It is fretless and typically has 11 strings, 10 of ...

Music is universal across all civilisations, both ancient and modern, and stands as one of the great joys of life. Another joy is that many of the oldest songs and instruments can be played hundreds, ...

Jan. 24, 2016 12:50 p.m. Assistant professor of ethnomusicology Münir Beken exhibits the Turkish ud, a pear-shaped string instrument resembling a guitar. Watch this video as Beken’s extensive ...

The Board of Trustees of the Malden Public Library will sponsor a pair of music programs in the Ryder Gallery at the Malden Public Library Saturdays, April 15 and May 6, 2-3:30 p.m. The first concert ...

Abou-Khalil might be considered a bit blasphemous for playing the oud -- a pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument native to Lebanon and North Africa -- as if he were a jazz guitarist. Musician and ...

Munir Bashir, 67, an Iraqi musician whose use of the oud, a pear-shaped stringed instrument, promoted Arabic music around the world, died of a heart attack Monday in Cairo, Egypt. Hector Julio Paride ...

VALLETTA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- A groundbreaking initiative to introduce Chinese music to Maltese youth, featuring lessons of pipa, a traditional Chinese pear-shaped stringed instrument, was launched ...