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Munir Bashir
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Munir Bashir, was an Iraqi Assyrian musician and one of the most famous musicians in the Middle East during the 20th century and was considered to be one of the supreme masters of the Arab maqamat scale system.
Mosul with its Tigris bridge
Mosul with its Tigris bridge
Baghdad in the 1970s
Baghdad in the 1970s
Beirut, Place de l'Étoile
Beirut, Place de l'Étoile
Budapest seen from the Gellért Hill
Budapest seen from the Gellért Hill
Oud
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The oud is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument, usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses, but some models have five or seven courses, with 10 or 13 strings respectively.
Oud crafted by Emmanuel Venious in 1916
Oud crafted by Emmanuel Venious in 1916
Egyptian lute players with long-necked lutes. Fresco from the tomb of Nebamun, a nobleman in the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (c. 1350 BC)
Egyptian lute players with long-necked lutes. Fresco from the tomb of Nebamun, a nobleman in the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (c. 1350 BC)
Hellenistic banquet scene from the 1st century AD, Hadda, Gandhara. Short-necked, 2-string lute held by player, far right
Hellenistic banquet scene from the 1st century AD, Hadda, Gandhara. Short-necked, 2-string lute held by player, far right
Iran, 11th or 12th century A.D. Earthenware statue of a musician playing a short-necked, lute-style instrument
Iran, 11th or 12th century A.D. Earthenware statue of a musician playing a short-necked, lute-style instrument