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2 unusual facts about Oud


Outi

Oud, a Greek musical instrument sometimes referred to by its Greek name Outi

Robson Severino da Silva

Robson Severino da Silva (born 10 July 1983), simply known as Robson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the Belgian Pro League, as a central defender.


Dissidenten

Around 1981, "Embryo's Dissidenten" were founded in India by Friedemann "Friedo" Josch (b 21 July 1952, Mainz, wind instruments, keyboards) and former Embryo band members Uwe "Uve" Müllrich (b 7 December 1947, Rügen, bass, oud, guitar, vocals) and Michael Wehmeyer (keyboards,piano).

Eduardo Paniagua

In the same year he also founded the group Ibn Báya Ensemble together with the oud player Omar Metioui, for the performance and recording of Andalusian music.

Epiphone

Epiphone started in 1873, in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (now İzmir, Turkey), where Greek founder Anastasios Stathopoulos made his own fiddles and lutes (oud, laouto).

Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979

Other tour members included violinist Raffi Hakopian, oudist John Bilezikjian, and backup singers Jennifer Warnes and Sharon Robinson.

Fowler, California

Richard Hagopian, American Oriental-style oud player and traditional Armenian musician.

Frederik Boi

In 2011, Boi, regarded as a Cercle Brugge monument, transferred to the newly promoted First Division side OH Leuven, where he appeared frequently during his first season and scored two goals in a 3-1 win against Club Brugge.

Karl Heeremans

On his 40th anniversary as a painter, he was honored with a retrospective of 80 paintings at he Museum "Oud Hospitaal", Aalst, Belgium.

Kenneth Van Goethem

Kenneth Van Goethem (born 13 February 1984 in Aarschot) is a Belgian football player who currently plays for OH Leuven.

Mahy

Nathalie Mahy child murdered along with her step sister by Abdallah Ait-Oud

Mehdi Carcela-González

On 8 December 2013, Carcela-González was sent off against Oud-Heverlee Leuven for punching Bjorn Ruytinx after he had been fouled by the player.

Muhamed Subašić

Muhamed Subašić (born 19 March 1988 in Ključ) is a Bosnian footballer currently playing for Oud-Heverlee Leuven (on loan from Olimpik Sarajevo) and the Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ovidy Karuru

Ovidy Obvious Karuru (born 23 January 1989 in Harare) is a Zimbabwean footballer currently playing for Belgian side OH Leuven.

Rebetiko

Instruments characteristic of the Ottoman café style included accordion, politiki (Constantinopolitan) lyra, clarinet, kanonaki, oud, santouri, tsimbalo, or cimbalom, violin, violoncello and finger-cymbals.

Salman Shukur

He made only one full-length recording, for Decca Headline, "Salman Shukur - oud", HEAD 16 PSI, recorded in Rosslyn Hill Chapel in London in 1976 by James Mallinson and Stanley Gooddall, notes by John Haywood, released in 1977, and a brief excerpt of his solo oud performance in Rast Iraq can be heard on the Tangent Record series Music In The World Of Islam: Lutes (re-issued by Topic Records).

Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz

Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (born 1975 in Brooklyn, NY) is an American acoustic and electric, bassist and oud player who has recorded and performed extensively with Cyro Baptista's Banquet of the Spirits, Daniel Zamir's Satlah, Rashanim, and Pharaoh's Daughter, and John Zorn.

Stefán Gíslason

Stefán Gíslason (born 15 March 1980 in Fjarðabyggð) is an Icelandic footballer who is currently unemployed after being released in 2014 by Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

Waters of Eden

David Torn – guitar, oud, loops, drum programming, processing

Yuval Ron Ensemble

Some notable performances include: the International Sacred Music Festival of Fez (Morocco), International Oud Festival and peace tour (Israel), World Festival of Sacred Music (Los Angeles), headlining the Dalai Lama’s “Seeds of Compassion” benefit concert (Seattle), the International Peace Festival (South Korea), as well as concerts in Mexico, Spain, Turkey, and Poland.

The group was founded in 1999 by composer, producer, and oud player Yuval Ron.


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