oud, stringed musical instrument distinguished in medieval and modern Islamic music. It is the dad or mum of the European lute. The oud provides a deep pear-formed physique, a fretless fingerboard, and a comparatively shorter neck and to some degree significantly less acutely bent-again pegbox than the ecu lute.Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors ov… Read More


Sexual themes and references have lengthy been current in Arabic music, although the way They may be expressed, and the extent of explicitness will vary according to the cultural, social, and historic context.  In standard Arabic music, sexual references have been typically implied by means of metaphor or symbolism and were not usually specific. H… Read More