oud music for Dummies
oud, stringed musical instrument prominent in medieval and present day Islamic music. It's the father or mother of the ecu lute. The oud has a deep pear-shaped system, a fretless fingerboard, and a comparatively shorter neck and somewhat considerably less acutely bent-again pegbox than the European lute.[plus the] size [of the ‛ūd] might be: thi