Charbel Rouhana is a Syriac oud

Oud

The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...

 player in Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

. Born in 1965 in Amsheet

Amsheet

Amsheet is a predominantly Maronite seaside town in Lebanon about 40 km north of Beirut.There are many old churches in Amsheet -Demography:...

 (a town north of Beirut

Beirut

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...

), Charbel pursued his music education at the Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik

Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik

Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik , , is a private Catholic higher education institution founded by the Lebanese Maronite Order in 1961....

 and obtained his diploma in oud instrumentation in 1986 and his M.A. in Musicology

Musicology

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in 1987.

Studio Albums

• 1997: Salamat
• 1998: Mada (with Hani Siblini)
• 2000: Mazaj Alani
• 2003: The Art of Middle Eastern Oud (out in Lebanon under the title Vice Versa)
• 2004: Sourat
• 2006: Dangerous
• 2008: Handmade
• 2010: Doux Zen Oud Duet with Ellie Khoury

Awards

-Winner of the Murex d’Or for the year 2000/Musician of the Year.

-Winner of the First Prize at the 1990 Hirayama, Japan competition for the composition “Hymn of Peace”.

Concerts & Participations

- 2010: Workshop+ playing at the first Egyptian Oud Forum

- 2009: Damascus Castle concert, Syria

- 2009: UNESCO ball, during the Celebration of Francophonie in Beirut.

- 2008: Roman amphitheater Concert, Jabla, Syria.

- 2003: Oud Forum, Jarash Festival, Damascus

- 2003: Workshop+ solo Playing at the Cairo Opera House

- 2003: An evening organized by the Lebanese Club, Prague, Czech
Republic.

- 2002: Oud Forum, Thessaloniki, Greece.

- 2002: Participation in the opening ceremony of the ninth Francophone Summit in Beirut.

- 2002: Lebanese week, Cahors, France.

- 2002: A music concert, Weimar, Germany.

- 2002: Music Without Borders, Dubai

- 2002: Composing music for the opening ceremony of the Dubai Shopping Festival

- 2001: Tenth Festival of faces of la Francophonie, Paris, France

- 2001: Souk Okaz, Jordan

- 2000: Oud Festival II, Tetouan, Morocco.

- 1999: Festival Belfort, France.

- 1998: Festival of Baalbek, Lebanon, participation in the evening of the Band "Sarband. "

- 1997: Medina Festival, Tunis, Solo Oud Performance.

- 1995: Al Bustan Festival, Lebanon, Solo Oud Performance.

- 1995: Beit Ed-dine Festival, Lebanon, participation in the "controversial" by Marcel Khalife.

- Charbel composed music for the choreographer Abdul Halim Caracalla’s shows: "2000 and 2 Nights" [2002], “Bi Laylat Qamar” [1999], “Andalusia, the Lost Glory” [1997], and “Elissa, Queen of Carthage” [1995]