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• Mohammed Abdel Wahab
  Mohammed Abdel Wahab
  Mohammed Abdel Wahab , also transliterated Mohammed Abd el-Wahaab was a prominent 20th-century Arab Egyptian singer and composer...
  
  
• Ahmed Abdul-Malik
  Ahmed Abdul-Malik
  Ahmed Abdul-Malik was a jazz double bassist and oud player of Sudanese descent....
  
  
• Rabih Abou-Khalil
  Rabih Abou-Khalil
  -Life:Rabih Abou-Khalil grew up in Beirut and moved to Munich, Germany during the civil war in 1978. He lives part-time in Munich and part-time in the South of France with his wife and two children.-Music:...
  
  
• Farid al-Atrash
  Farid al-Atrash
  Farid al-Atrash, or in French spelling Farid El-Atrache, was a Syrian-Egyptian composer, singer, virtuoso oud player, and actor. Having immigrated to Egypt in childhood, Farid embarked on a highly successful career spanning more than four decades — recording 500 songs and starring in 31 movies...
  
  
• Rahim AlHaj
  Rahim AlHaj
  Rahim AlHaj is an Iraqi American oud musician and composer.-Early life:AlHaj was born in Baghdad, Iraq and began playing the oud at age nine...
  
  
• Khyam Allami
  Khyam Allami
  Khyam Allami is a British-based musician and musicologist of Iraqi descent. He is best known as a contemporary player of the Arabic oud lute and has also written about and lectured on Arabic music.Allami has studied oud and composition with a...
  
  

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• Jamil Bachir
  Jamil Bachir
  Jamil Bachir was born to an ethnic Assyrian/Syriac Christian family and is the brother of Munir Bashir. His father started to teach him the oud when he was around six years old, as his father was a singer, oud player and oud maker...
  
  
• Bill Bailey
  Bill Bailey
  Bill Bailey is an English comedian, musician and actor. As well as his extensive stand-up work, Bailey is well known for his appearances on Black Books, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You, and QI.Bailey was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in...
  
  
• Munir Bashir
  Munir Bashir
  Munir Bashir was an Assyrian musician in Iraq and one of the most famous musicians in the Middle East during the 20th century and was considered to be the supreme master of the Arab maqamat scale system....
  
  
• Hossein Behroozinia
  Hossein Behroozinia
  Hossein Behroozinia is a renowned Iranian barbat and oud player.He studied oud, playing under the supervision of Mansour Nariman...
  
  
• Anouar Brahem
  Anouar Brahem
  Anouar Brahem is an oud player and composer. He is widely acclaimed as an innovator in his field...
  
  
• Roman Bunka
  Roman Bunka
  Roman Bunka is a German guitarist and composer.His second instrument is the Arabic Oud. He is known for his work with Embryo, Fathy Salama, Mal Waldron, Dissidenten, Trilok Gurtu, Charlie Mariano, Mohamed Mounir and Malachi Favors.Roman Bunka lives in Munich.-Awards:* 1993 BBC Prix Futura for...