The Oud

Charbel Rouhana

Charbel Rouhana was born in 1965 in Aamchit, a town north of Beirut in Lebanon). He studied music at the Holy Spirit University in Kaslik and obtained a Diploma in Oud Instrumentation in 1986, followed by an MA in Musicology in 1987. Charbel Rouhana has developed a new methodology for playing the oud, which has been adopted by the National Conservatory of Music and the Faculty of Music in the Holy Spirit University, where he has been teaching oud since 1986. (This oud method is available in a series of books from Maqam.com.) Charbel Rouhana has been composing and performing for almost twenty years, and recently participated in the International Oud Meeting.

Salamat
(Voix de l'Orient VDL CD 653)

This CD features a number of original compositions together with classical Arab pieces. The accompaniment by accordion and violin lends a distinctly French feel to the music, and jazz influences are also evident.

1. Ya Hala (Welcome) 2:28
2. Kanet Iyam (Days, they were...) 3:09
3. Sima'i Shad'Ourban (Parts A & D) 3:55
4. Hikayat Kel Yaoum (Everyday's Story) 2:48
5. La Tez'ali (Don't Be Sad) 3:30
6. Bashraf Min Wahi El Hader 3:33
7. Balad Al Mahboub (Beloved's Country) 4:09
8. Mahla Nourha (Sweet Brightness) 4:23
9. 'Am Ishtalik (I'm Missing You) 6:26
10. Sima'i Bayati 5:21
11. Salamat (Greetings) 4:40
12. Ila Lika' (Goodbye) 2:33

The Art of the Middle Eastern Oud
(ARC Music EUCD 1863)

Another great recording featuring Charbel Rouhana together with his ensemble. The emphasis is again on original compositions within the frame work of tradtional genres, and this is reflected by the CD's subtitle "New Perspectives on Traditional Maqams".

1. Nara 2:13
2. Ajami 2:25
3. Mouassal 1:22
4. Mayass 2:39
5. Manara (Lighthouse) 3:11
6. Rewind 4:34
7. Forward 3:49
8. Li Anni Oughanni 5:14
9. Tourism 5:30
10. It's Over 2:52
11. Samai Rast 3:48
12. Ourakhoutyoun (Joy) 2:54
13. Wissal 1:30
14. Tamrin 2:02
15. Again? 2:46
16. Ya Ghosna Naqa 4:25

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