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In the shattered heart of Nuseirat refugee camp, a 60‑year‑old luthier, Suhail Abu Shawish, works quietly on a makeshift ...
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From rubble to music: Gaza's oud repairman

In a modest makeshift workshop tucked inside the crowded Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the soft sound of an oud ...
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A koto is a traditional Japanese 13-stringed instrument similar to a zither, with movable bridges for tuning. Players wear three picks known as tsume on their thumb and first two fingers to pluck the ...
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