The Oud

Marc Loopuyt

Marc Loopuyt began his musical career by studying classical and flamenco guitar. After spending time in Andalusia, he set off for Morocco, where he studied with some of the great masters. He then moved on to Turkey to study oud under Cinucen Tanrikorur. Following this, he continued his journey to the Emirates, Syria and Yemen.

Les Orients du Luth
(Buda Records 92557-2)

Marc Loopuyt has pursued his studies of the oud across the Maghreb and the Near East, and this is evident in the wide variety of styles present on this CD. He is accompanied on percussion by Adel Shams el-Din. The CD contains detailed cover notes on the maqamat used in each piece.

1. Taqsim Bayati Qarjighar 3:37
2. Rast 7:28
3. Saba 'Ushayran 8:50
4. Rast Baladi 7:35
5. Impromptu Marocain 7:49
6. Improvisation en Bayati 8:17
7. Sika-Huzam 5:49
8. 'Awj 4:29
9. Hijaz 6:28
10. Bayati Sha'bi 5:11

Les Orients du Luth: Volume 2
(Buda Records 92674-2)

The second album in the series sees Loopuyt team up with a group of musicians to perform a number of instrumental and vocal pieces. Instruments used include kemence, tanbur, duduk, def, violin and rabab. Thomas Loopuyt provides accompaniment on oud.

1. Bayati bi Dam 3:19
2. Irtijal ila Tahmilah 4:30
3. Taqsim Transition 1 2:00
4. Zanguezour 3:36
5. Taqsim Transition 2 1:32
6. Kotchari 3:14
7. Taqsim Transition 3 2:21
8. Taqsim Mahour bi Dam 2:08
9. Aksak Mahour 2:12
10. Ardachati Bar 1:59
11. Touchia Istihilai avec Taqasim 'Ud 6:54
12. Taqsim bi Uslub Ghajari 7:15
13. Nefes Nihavend 4:02
14. Taqsim Transition 4 2:57
15. Taqsim et Muwal de la Foret 5:17
16. Taqsim Transition 5 1:36
17. Qad Limona 3:09
18. Taqsim Transition 6 3:40
19. Irtijal ala Aksak 4:31

Les Orients du Luth: Volume 3
(Buda Records 92755-2)

The third album in Loopuyt's series is a return to solo oud. The pieces include a number of taqasim in various maqamat. As usual, the CD notes are extremely detailed, with information about the ouds used on the CD and the background to each piece.

1. Khyali 5:41
2. Bayati Kebir 9:54
3. Rast fi Qoubbab 12:04
4. Sika Qadim 6:09
5. Nakriz Turki 5:35
6. Taqsim Jiharka 5:19
7. Al Bakka' 6:35
8. Mahour Ionani 4:05
9. Saba Marbout

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