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DAMASCUS — Antoun Tawil, one of Syria's last traditional lute makers, waits in vain in his Damascus workshop for orders of the oud, an instrument his country was once renowned for producing. While the ...

The 21-string kora is West Africa’s traditional harp lute. It is part of West African musical history in Senegal, Guinea, Mali, and other countries. It is a beautiful hand-crafted instrument: a large ...

Among the stories Sarawak instrument craftsman Salomon Gau inherited from his elders is one that begins not with wood or strings but with spirits. He recalled being told how spirits first showed ...

This weekend is the annual Lowell Folk Festival and local lauoto player Vasilis Kostas will be playing. The lauoto is an eight-string, long necked instrument also called the Greek lute. Kostas grew up ...

The conflict in Syria has devastated many of its historic crafts, including the production of the oud, the oriental lute. Antoun Tawil, one of Syria’s last traditional lute makers, waits in vain in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The conflict in Syria has devastated many of its historic crafts, including the production of the oud, the oriental lute The ...

Lute makers have emigrated in large numbers, and the Damascene wood used to build the instruments has also become rare Damascus: Antoun Tawil, one of Syria’s last traditional lute makers, waits in ...

Antoun Tawil, one of Syria's last traditional lute makers, waits in vain in his Damascus workshop for orders of the oud, an instrument his country was once renowned for producing. While the conflict ...