oud

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Tradition holds that the origin of the oud isn't so tranquil, though.

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  • Then Tristan on his oud, and the other string players, bass to treble, sneaked in underneath, wrecking the simple harmonies, bringing in a whole other world, an Asia of sound, so much more complex and dark—reality—seeping in. —  THE YEARS OF RICE AND SALT - Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Iraqi composer Naseer Shamma is such a master of the traditional Arab stringed instrument called the oud that he has taught himself to play one-handed. —  - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community
  • CAIRO - Iraqi composer Naseer Shamma is such a master of the traditional Arab stringed instrument called the oud that he has taught himself to play one-handed. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • A voice wails in a register that comes from above beyond, with an accompaniment of an oud (Arabic guitar), a muted trumpet and guitar. —  Jakartass
  • Het zou een nieuwe klap voor de campagne van de Republikeinse presidentskandidaat John McCain betekenen: de zwarte oud-minister en generaal-in-ruste Colin Powell die op televisie zegt ... —  Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO'
 

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  1. Arabic 'ūd, wood, stem, lute, oud.
 

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