Yousef Abbas was born in Babylon in 1994, currently working as a professor of music at the Academy of Arts, Represented Iraq in several international festivals as musician, composer and researcher. He began learning Oud at the age of 11...

Eslam Abdelazez Al-Najjar an Egyptian oud player, born in Cairo, 1988. He graduated in  Computers and Aerospace Information Technology and studied at the Arab Music Institute for Free Studies, he has also studied Oud at the T...

Mohamed Abozekry is an Egyptian Oud musician born in Cairo 1991, he took up the oud at the age of just eleven and was first exposed to musical education of the instrument at the Oud House of Cairo from which he graduated lat...

Muhammad Al-Attar is an Iraqi Oud Musician born in 1989. He graduated (with honors) from the Oud House in Cairo as soloist and teacher and went on to teach the Oud instrument at the Oud House of Baghdad. Al-Attar has part...

Zain Al-Marhabi is a Saudi Arabian Oud musician whose career started at the age of sixteen where he learned to play the instrument acoustically at his own effort, he focused on learning the playing methods and techniques of S...

Somar Al-Naser, Syrian soloist Oud player and composer, born in 1990, began to play the oud at the age of fifteen with Professor Samer Orabi. In 2010, he moved to Egypt to learn at the Oud House in Cairo with professor Naseer Shamma...

Hashem Issa Al-Qallaf born 1978 is a Kuwaiti oud musician and joined the Arab

Oud House in Cairo from 2001 to 2009, and also holds a diploma in

communications and maritime navigation (2001) He has performed i...

Faisal Al Saari is a renowned artist from UAE AbuDhabi, who has studied Oud and Vocals obtaining an M.A. in Music, also studied Eastern and western Solfege , Operatic Singing, currently studying music and singing sciences and composed his first musical work in 1992...

is an oud player born in central Sudan he graduated from Bait al Oud in Cairo Egypt and is currently an oud professor at the Institute, he plays in multiple groups including Bait al Oud with Naseer Shamma, AfroCairo, Arab...

Necati Çelik was born in Konya in 1955. the home of the Mevlevi order of Jelaluddin Rumi. Born into this crucible of music as a prodigy, he increased his development with great masters. He has performed, recorded and t...

Driss El Maloumi, "the poet of the lute" one of the most important contemporary modernist musicians. Some of his works: “Anarose” (Hope) "Dance of the Soul" French publications of "Buddha Music“

"Three memes" "Counter Jou...

Nehad El-Sayed is an Egyptian-Swiss Oud player and composer. Born in 1975, and began studying the Oud at the age of 16. Having studied at the Ramses Higher Institute of Arabic Music for Free Studies and at Oud House of Cairo...

Hisham Errish is a Libyan Oud musician born in Libya in 1980 with a Bachelors degree at the Higher Institute for Arts Technology. He began learning to play the lute at the age of 12. Errish contributed to the founding of the university...

Bechir Gharbi is a professional Oud player and composer, Professor in Music and Musicology, and Interpretation of Oud. He is a member of the arbitration committee in both national and international competitions and a Member of the Committee Panel of...

Nabil Hilaneh is a Syrian Oud musician having studied at the Higher Institute of Music in Damascus, where he graduated as Oud-soloist with honors, and went on to study and graduate from ”The Oud House" in Cairo. Hilaneh has worke...

Sadiq Jafar is an Oud player and composer from Iraq with a Higher diploma from the Fine Arts Institute of Baghdad. He has obtained a BA in Fine Arts at the University of Baghdad. He was tutored by Professor Moataz Muhammad Salih, a professor of the Oud instru...

Fateen Kanaan is a Syrian oud player who grew up in an art and music loving family, Fateen was influenced by the Turkish school and in particular by the Iraqi school of instrumental music and it’s leading players such as Munir Bashir...

Jalal Kassam is a Syrian musician whose love for art and music started in his early childhood. Out of many musical instruments he played, he’d fallen in love and grown fond of the Oud. His passion for music, art, literature and philosophy... 

Salma Mokhtar was born in 1995. Began playing the Oud instrument at the Oud House in 2014 under supervision of  Naseer Shama. Joined the Arabic Oud House orchestra as member in 2015. Participated in many event...

Alaa shaheen "prince of oud" is a talented Jordanian Oud player, born in 1978 in Amman. His musical journey started at the age of 15, taught by Professor Naseer Shamma gaining a degree as soloist from the Arab Oud House of Cair...

Hazem Shaheen is an Egyptian oud player, singer, and composer, born in Alexandria and one of the most prominent independent artists in the Arab world. He began his studies of music in 1992,

joined the Institute of Ara...

Ahmed Shamma is an Iraqi Composer and Oud soloist, with a High Diploma from the Fine Arts college of Baghdad and a certificate for Oud Soloist (with honors) from bait Al-Oud Cairo. Over a span of 15 years has performed many co...

Naochika Sogabe is a Japanese Oud and Lute player / composer, he was born in Japan and took his first music lessons at the age of 5. He began to play on the stage as rock/jazz-guitarist at 15. And at 16 winning the guitarist prize...

Islam Taha is an Egyptian Oud musician tutored by Maestro Naseer Shamma at the Oud House of Cairo where he went on to graduate and gain a level enabling him to teach the instrument himself, he has since dedicated most of his...

Sherine Tohamy is the first female to graduate as a soloist from the Oud House (Egypt) in a degree of excellence with honors and the third graduate in general to go on to teach the instrument at the institute، Teaching at the Oud House in Abu Dhabi since 2009...

Tunisian oud player, was born in 1987, considered as one of the best of his generation.
 At the age of 11, he started playing oud and improvising oriental music.
Joined the conservatory of music al-Farabi then al-Founoun, and obtain...

His passion for the Oud brings him traversing the borders to the Middle East and Europe. He has presented numerous papers on the art of Oud playing and techniques in reputable art events and conventions around Malaysia...

Fahad Al-Bathali

Musicologist / Artistic Instructor

Kuwaiti musician, teacher and educational artistic instructor. He holds a B.A in Education, Department of Music Education in Kuwait, He specialized in teaching the Oud instrument, after graduating...

Dr. Duraid Al Khafaji

Musicologist / Composer

An Iraqi composer, musicologist and oud player, born in (1974), have B.A degree in musical arts from the College of Fine Arts, University of Baghdad, and M.A in musical sciences and a P.H in musical arts philosophy...

Dr. Noura Al Mazroui

Writer / Musicologist / Musician

a writer, academic and artist. She obtained a PHD in Gulf Studies from the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter in the UK, and a Masters in Middle Eastern Studies at the University...

Dr. Ahmed El Hinawi

Musicologist / Composer

Born in 1966, certified composer, orchestra conductor, Fagot and Oud player. He graduated from the Cairo Conservatory in 1991 in the “Composition and Leadership” department and the...

Prof. Dr.Nahla Mattar

Researcher / Musicologist / Composer

born 1971, in Giza, Egypt, is a composer, teacher, musicologist, and founder of composition platform; Composer Music Atelier. She was the Director of Umm Kulthum Museum, Ministry of Culture in Egypt...

Sami Naseem

Musicologist / Composer

Born in 1966 in Iraq, he is an oud player, composer and music researcher at conferences and Arab music festivals and at the first International Oud Forum in Cairo. He holds a diploma from the...

Dr. Mourad Sakli

Composer / University Proffessor

Born in 1965 in Tunis, the capital, holder of a PHD in music and musical sciences, Sorbonne University,1995, and a degree in professional training in the field of cultural economics and cultural financing, University...

Omar Mohammad Fadhil

Luthier - Baghdad, Iraq

Born in 1949, Iraq - Baghdad، has learned and worked since an early age at his father’s factory (Mohammed Fadhil) a manufacturer of musical instruments. Studied the music under the supervision of professor...

Amr Fawzy

Luthier - Abu Dhabi, UAE

Amr Fawzy is a distinguished Oud maker. with his continious aspiration to develop the Oud instrument, he executed on a number of string instruments, suggestions of innovation by Naseer Shamma...

Nazih Ghadban

Luthier - Ras Baalbak, Lebanon

Born in Ras Baalbek in 1955 in the northern Bekaa’ , Nazih discovered his passion for music at an early age and continued his musical education at the National Conservatory in Beirut in addition to a master degree in...

Ya'qoub Jasem

Luthier - Kuwait City

Learned to make the Oud from the age of 13 by the famous Turkish Oud maker “ Ali Nashadir” in Al Salemin workshop in Kuwait. His ambition has always been to develop the level of Oud instrument with a method...

Fawzi Monshed

Luthier - Busra, Iraq

born in 1947, Basra - Iraq, he did not inherited the craft or acquire it from anyone, but he learned it himself because of his  passion for the instrument. He began in 1974 repairing the instrument, k...

Huosain Sabsaby

Luthier - Damascus, Syria

Was born in Syria, he got his first lesson in music at the age of six. Husain joined the Arabic institute of music in Aleppo. After that, he continued his music journey and was taught by Mr. Mohammed ...