Introducing: The Arabic Oud

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The "Theme from Pulp Fiction" is called Misirlou, meaning "Egyptian" in Turkish and yes, it is in the Hejaz Maqam (or Hicaz Makâmı in Turkish).

Do the maqams have specific root pitches, or can the pattern have any “tonic”?

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Probably can't flip the oud upside down to make it left handed and a left handed oud likely does not exist.

Hi Brandon, I was wondering if you considered doing an Introducing episode about lavta? That would be so interesting!

Hope you can post videos where you play the oud again!

*pulp fiction theme originally written by the great Markos Vamvakaris the main "bridge" that connected the music of the minor asia of greeks and brang it to Greece as it afterwards has been named as "rebetiko" by his instrument, bouzouki.

"Oud" means stick. So not just "wood", but more like "stick of wood"

Oud is an instrument from Babylon period Mr brandon

This is such an awesome video!! Thank you. I have cousins in NYC who make and play Ouds. Simone and Najib Shaheen!! Brilliant masters of their craft. I look forward to buying and learning to play!!

Sounds like Juan Martin... Andalucian Suites...

there is also a fantastic oudl players of Lebanon Marcel Khalife and Charbel Rouhana
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That Turkish tune is also an Arabic song called Banat Eskandaria. Also a disco group of the 70s called Boney used that melody for a popular song called Rasputin.

Hey Brandon! I recommend you to listen Yurdal Tokcan (turkish oud player) greetings from Türkiye❤

I’m Arabic and I’ve never heard an Arabic playing this instrument as well as this guy, or explain the instrument so well, learning about something that existed and it’s potential is truly the art in the original invention. It’s so fascinating watching this that I literally want to play the guitar and I did once and I was surprisingly good, i poured my soul into it, will never happen again haha and too bad I didn’t record it

I bought a lute recently, bot come one, I can't buy an Oud now. Maybe one day I promise haha

What a wonderful video.. As a new subscriber, I do hope that you continued down the path of learning the oud. It is such a wonderful instrument. For reference, the band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard has an interesting exploration into microtones on their album "Flying Microtonal Banana." It is a western band exploring microtones and you may find it interesting

Try out a Greek Bouzuki.

THANKS ,, AWSOME

Such a remarkable instrument, and you play it so well! 👍👍❤❤

He totally isn't a millenia old vampire whp definitely didn't live in early arabic and europian worlds

As a hypothetical, what would happen if someone made an oud by carving the bowl out of a single, large piece of wood instead of bending and gluing smaller strips? How would that affect the sound it produces?

This theme is actually a cover of an old rebetiko song and it's utilizing the two variations hijaz and hijaskiar

The oud is an Arabic instrument, but many of the music made with the oud belong to the Turks. For example, this video is used in "Üsküdara Gider İken"Belongs to Turks

al oud means the wood and not from wood
Nice video

2 years (I guess) after seeing this video for the first time, I'm having my first Oud lessons. Tough and amazing instrument!

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The oud has nostalgic feelings while the guitar has more excitement feelings.

Hi dear Brandon, please show us more videos of the oud. Thank you

Its no coincidence that Dick Dales version of Misirlou (Pulp Fiction song) sounds familiar to someone playing an oud. Dick Dale himself could play the oud and had Lebanese heritage with his Uncle being one of his music teachers with a heavy middle eastern musical influence.

How do you pick an Oud?

You are right about the Pulp Fiction theme. By the way, it is a rearrangement of a greek song named Misirlou.

This is HARAM

The best oud call “السنباطي " he top top player ever

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that was very educational, I bought an oud at an auction, I have learned a lot trying to get it functional and in good working order...Thanks!

I only heard this instrument today, but the depth of tone is absolutely beautiful! I am hooked! Thanks for the Intro.

It’s a 12 string

One of my favorite instruments. When you think Middle and Near Eastern music, this is the sound you think of, in the same way the sitar is the sound of India, the guitar is the sound of Spain, the pipa is the sound of China, and the shamisen is the sound of Japan. I own entire albums of just oud music.

What is the tune played at the start called?

please try rubab as well...its a central asian/persian instrument

Mr. Acker, First of all, this video featuring the oud is fantastic. Question: have you studied the different temperaments that one hears in Middle Eastern/North African music and which must have been in use during during the era when the oud was brought into Europe?

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fun fact: in 192 countries, it's illegal to play any other scale than the harmonic minor scale on a oud

I love these instruments.