Husain was born in Syria and comes from a family of musicians. He received his first music lesson from his father at the age of six, and went on to study at the Arabic Institute of Music in Aleppo. He later studied under the famous buzuq player Mohammed Abdul Kareem, as well as a number of Turkish musicians. Mr Sabsaby also builds high-quality ouds. You can find out more about Husain Sabsaby and listen to some music samples on his website, and his CDs are available from Rashid.com.