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Oud Ney Riq Kanun Saz
The Oud – An Instrument With a Hundred Faces | The Complete 2020 Guide

Content: The Oud. One of humanity’s first instruments. Where is the Oud Played? Ouds in...

09
Jul
Maintaining your riq & tuning
From Syria to Egypt: 5 Most Popular Arabic Percussion Instruments

Arabic musical instruments can broadly be categorized into three groups: Stringed, wind, and percussion instruments. ...

25
Jun
How to Make an Arabic Ney?

The Construction of this Natural Reed Instrument Arabic ney making is a truly special art....

21
Jun
Learning to Play the Long Saz: From Tuning to Strumming

The baglama (sometimes referred to as a sad) is an extremely old string instrument originating...

17
Jun
Cankaya Sandi Kanun maker
The Guide to Turkey’s traditional musical instruments

How much do you know about Turkey’s traditional musical instruments?  Turkey is a country with...

12
Jun
5 Best Oud Players

We love the oud here at Ethnic Musical, who wouldn’t? The gorgeous tear-drop shaped body,...

07
Jun
Oud strings collection
Improve Your Arabic Oud Sound: Our Top Strings Recommendations

Buying a new set of strings for your Arabic oud can seem like a pretty...

26
May
The Ultimate Guide to Buying an Electric Oud

So, you are looking to buy an electric oud? What an exciting time! You have...

01
Apr
The World’s Most Breath Taking Reed Instruments

The world’s most breathtaking reed instruments — do you think you know them? Whether you...

23
Feb
The Piano of The East: The Qanun

The piano of the east: the Qanun, is closely related to a zither that originates...

23
Feb