Saied Silbak — Oud for Palestine (self-released, 2025) Saied Silbak has emerged as a prominent London-based oud player and composer whose music is deeply influenced…
Baklava Express – Sabába (self-released, 2026) For those of us who were quite taken by Baklava Express’s debut album Davka from three years ago, it’s…
Berlin-based Libyan oud player and composer Sufian Ararah has introduced “Asdaa” (أصداء), a new piece for oud and piano created with Andreas F. Staffel. The…
(headline image: Kamilya Jubran – Photo by Juri Hiensch) Kamilya Jubran was born in 1962 in Acre (Akka) to Palestinian parents. Her father, Elias, taught…
(headline image: Kyriakos Kalaitzidis – Photo by Foteini Kalaitzidou) Kyriakos Kalaidzidis (Greece) is an oud player, composer, and music scholar. Kalaidzidis is the artistic director…
Alaa Zouiten – Aficionado – Flamenco Moro (self-release, 2025) Aficionado – Flamenco Moro is a captivating project by Moroccan virtuoso musician Alaa Zouiten that effortlessly…
Anouar Brahem – After The Last Sky (ECM, 2025) Eight years after Blue Maqams, Tunisian oud player and composer Anouar Brahem returns with After The…
(headline image: Simon Shaheen – photo by Keith Getter) On Sunday, March 2, 2025, acclaimed Palestinian oud and violin virtuoso Simon Shaheen will lead an…
Mumbai-based cultural events organization Banyan Tree launched the 24th edition of its spiritual music concert series in Bengaluru this week. Titled Ruhaniyat – Seeking the…
(headline image: Simon Shaheen – Photo by Jack Vartoogian, Front Row Photos) Renowned ‘ud (oud) player Simon Shaheen is set to perform at Roulette in…