Anyone else notice how clearly and simply Kamal was able to teach those Arabic concepts and relate them to Western music? Phenomenal teacher and crazy command of music theory.

@martincox9691

3 ай бұрын

Just when I was finally beginning to figure out modes, Paul has to go and drop this video!

@kamalmusallam

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for such very kind words...but one never stops learning, discovering and passing on the knowledge!

@craiglizt8074

3 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed that part as well. There's more to music than what we know in the west. I'd like to know more about this as well as the similar aspects of Indian Ragas so I can compare/contrast to Western scales. Anyway, I play flamenco and there is a huge amount of tonality and respect that comes from the great and fantastic Oud! I need to buy one soon for myself.

@Amusicbelgium

3 ай бұрын

De arabic dirty major 😂

@OudPlayerHBY

2 ай бұрын

He is not a very good Oud player Honestly …

Seeing Paul even mildly uncomfortable with an instrument is so alien

@bicuspidmars

3 ай бұрын

Wait till he tries a saxaboom 😂

@M2tias

3 ай бұрын

@@bicuspidmarsI’ve been waiting for that video. He should try to get Jack Black to collaborate.

@kurotoruk

3 ай бұрын

honestly makes me feel a little better about my own not-playing-so-well

@pandadayi

3 ай бұрын

i think it's not the instrument. it is more the uncommon inbetween notes, which sound alien to westerners. ;)

@htmr78

2 ай бұрын

​@@pandadayi Exactly, when it comes to Arabic music there is so much to digest before you can play it as a westerner musician, it takes a while to develope a taste for quarter tones and Arabic Maqams.

My Dad passed away yesterday morning, and I just wanted to say that we watched your videos in the hospital every day the last few weeks. Thankyou Paul, you are an amazing content creater and guitarist.

@burritoburlap

3 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss

@ClickEnglish1

3 ай бұрын

My condolences, stay strong brother.

@sinasoltani682

2 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss bro ; I had the same situation as you have now , I'm sure everything will get better ; stay strong buddy...

@raniayoussef5599

2 ай бұрын

May Allah have mercy on his soul and strengthen your heart to endure the pain and longing of parting and unite you with him in paradise. Remember this life is temporary and short, and I just realised I don't cherish my parents enough and time is fleeting. My heart goes out to you 🙏

@lindsayuhh9802

2 ай бұрын

You did wonderfully as a son sharing such beautiful sounds and special moments together with him before his transition.

Holy shit 😂 Kamal was my guitar teacher 17 years ago! So happy to see him here on this channel!

@salut1810

Ай бұрын

Is he Syrian? Cause I feel like I know him too!

@kamalmusallam

Ай бұрын

I'm Jordanian by the way! 😊

@rockstarali99

24 күн бұрын

@@kamalmusallamHi Kamal!! ❤

@kamalmusallam

24 күн бұрын

@@rockstarali99 hey Rock star

@Unn_Amed

12 күн бұрын

⁠@@kamalmusallam ayy same! Nice to see some jordanian talents!

Wow Paul you've outdone yourself. Having Middle Eastern heritage I was always aware of the role the Oud played in the development of the modern guitar. Very happy you are reintroducing this to a Western audience.

@Upside_Down_Guitar_Guy

3 ай бұрын

I’m Lebanese and grew up hearing the Oud all the time, loved this video so much!!!

@joejustjoe8351

2 ай бұрын

Palestinian here. I have an oud that I brought home from my last trip there. I learned more in that video than the four previous years of owning the instrument.

@james5796

Ай бұрын

Do a search for this group: 3MA - you will hear such beauty

@ahmedelkhwaga2751

23 күн бұрын

West asia

@Tufeeqas

10 күн бұрын

The fact that the oud is not tuned right pisses me off

The duet at the end made me so happy! It's such a treat to see people make music together.

@AlgeriaRiderdz

2 ай бұрын

Here is a link to the original song kzread.info/dash/bejne/h2dqurqeqM6eftI.html

It’s wild how something so simple as a half flat can totally give such a unique identity to the sound.

@GuitaristVerma

23 күн бұрын

😮

This is awesome! I am a guitarist from Holland and I am learning to play the Oud for 6 months now. Unlocking microtonal Maqams is just magical. I am working on Maqam Rast, it's like stepping onto another planet! The eastern musical tradition is just so rich! there is so much to discover for me as a musician from a western country! Thank's for sharing!

@endubsar7442

20 күн бұрын

wait until u dive in Maqam SABA u will hear real sadness . Listen to iraqi school of maqam . and Rast is a beautiful and difficult maqam to deal with . setting the mode with this Maqam need a master and hours of hearing .

Nothing more metal than The Oud.

@ismailb7874

12 күн бұрын

Heavy metal 🥲

Makam, what an amazing concept. It's like a parallel world. So rich.

@darisfathirizqy8466

Ай бұрын

fun fact it was used in islamic prayer too to gave the recitation more emotion and meaning, it used the maqam (scale) trough singing like recitation

@mustfanob90

Ай бұрын

The word "Maqam" is truely loaded with meanings, not only in music, but also in spirituality and Sufism, a.k.a Islamic mysticism.

Lebanese-American guitar player here, thanks for this beautiful video on the Oud, Paul. What a phenomenal teacher in Kamal, too!

I'm tunisian and when I was young I picked a guitar as my instrument. one of my friends has Oud and we used to play duets together. this reminds of that moment. thanks ! Now I'm thinking of getting Oud and finding again that joy of learning a new instrument

I've never seen such a great description of the unique characteristics of the oud. The contrast with the guitar and Western scales was fascinating.

The first song at 2:33 el bent el shalabia it is a classic song for Lebanese artists a singer called fairuz

@a.ki92

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, mate! 🫶 Beautiful song. I recognised the song as well but I only knew the Turkish cover version of it which is called "Böyle gelmiş böyle geçer dünya"

The real star of this video is the Oud player Kamal Musallam who explained this music so clearly and knew how to explain this to western musicians.

@kamalmusallam

24 күн бұрын

Thanks! I'm so glad it was useful 🙏

What a beautiful episode. A friend of mine is Lebanese. One night, a family friend was playing the Oud. If I remember correctly, as it was a long time ago, he said the Oud, or al Oud, is where Europeans get the word lute. The men playing and the woman singing in this video were truly amazing.

Wow the maqams on guitar are my new obsession

@viktorarsovski1685

3 ай бұрын

How do you do it though, quarter bends? 🤔

@jackolantern6201

3 ай бұрын

Ehhhh it's ronquillo

@NP1066

2 ай бұрын

​@@viktorarsovski1685 they have to be constructed with quarter tone frets

@Onelros

Ай бұрын

Check out Fernando Perez- world music guitars for that.

The blend of Middle Eastern melodies and classic western styles has also produced some awesome music.

i am a guitarist from Tunisia and my dad also plays oud and he was so happy by watching this video with me

I just LOVE the Oud... If you haven't, listen to some music by Anouar Brahem. ❤ Travelled to Morocco a few years ago, stayed for almost three months. In one of the cities I went there was a traditional restaurant where almost every night an old musician would come and play on the terrace... I was going there to listen to him more than for the (excellent) food. It was magical. 🙂 Thank you for sharing and introducing the Oud and the arabic music to us.

@chahinekasmi2980

3 ай бұрын

was this in Fez ?

@DavideBaroni

3 ай бұрын

@@chahinekasmi2980 I think so, yes. 🙂 Not totally sure though. My memory isn't THAT good anymore, and I travelled all around the place all the time. But I'd say yes, Fez. 🙂 The restaurant was upstairs, with a large terrace.

@shafqataltaf9554

2 ай бұрын

Anouar Brahem--- my most played artist these days.

When this came across this in my feed, I was so excited. I found an oud several years ago in a western frontier town style market, in a merchant's back room. I paid what he bought it for plus sales tax, 110 USD. I later discovered that it was made. in Basra, Iraq. It must have had an interesting journey to make it to small town Oklahoma, USA from Iraq.

this is probably one of my favourite videos on your channel man, keep on walking your path and sharing everything music related for those of us unable to have access to these pearls of knowledge otherwise.

Moroccan guitarist here, thank your for showing world how wonderful is the oud, i invite to check the guembri instrument and gnawa music and it influences with blues, it might interest you ! also i love your content, the way you share your experience makes me feel like im living in it.

@HM-2011

2 ай бұрын

Same here. I think both Guembri (or Hajhouj) and Kora would make for great episodes laying down the foundation of blues and jazz.

@saadmehdibennani9794

Ай бұрын

I would love to see that!

@Hvmzv01

28 күн бұрын

ha wa7d l guitarist akhur , yallah rd lbal lhad l video lwa3r dyal paul wakha tfrjt l videos dyalo kamlin mry chftu

@ismailb7874

12 күн бұрын

Lmgharba hajmin 3la kolchi, tahiyati drari le3ta9

@zakidine

9 күн бұрын

Zidni m3ak, paul needs to drop the guembri video soon

Thanks Paul for your open mindset and eagerness to still be a student. (talib طَالِب in Arabic). You've edited the video nicely with the name of the scales written in Arabic. You inspire me a lot in my Middle Eastern journey with playing the Oud and learning Arabic.

Even the name and the meaning of this legendry instrument is beautiful! It's the greatest musical instrument! Oud is our heart! Thanks to Kamal Omar from Saudi Arabia.

Nice one. Two small tibdits of information: one is that to middle eastern and balkan ears those don't sound exotic but "home". The second is that they convey a mood, the same way hearing like a blues wailing guitar (think of BB King solo) you get into a certain mood.

Fascinating! Thank you, Paul (and everyone else involved in the making of this video)! 🙏🏻🤍

That was the best seventeen minutes I have spent in a long time. Thanks, Paul

Paul, thank you for bringing us along. That was awesome 🙏🏼

love the electric guitar at the end. getting those half-flats and half-sharps with just slight but very precise bends is amazing.

@Phoboss32

3 ай бұрын

Also blues music has it

Yesss! I've been waiting so long for a video about the oud! І would really love to see more arabic music related videos. Arabic music is so different and special

It was nice seeing you in Dubai, even nicer to know you had this filmed during your visit. Thank you for sharing a bit of our culture ❤

Awesome! Thank you for this short insight into the arabic world of music.🙏 I think they have very interesting concepts and especially the oud has a very mesmerizing sound. It's almost as if I'm in trance whenever I hear one play. Just can't break loose of it. ❤ I'd appreciate more videos about the oud or arabic guitar play in general. Mahmoud's playing style was absolutley inspiring! 🔥

You brought tears of joy to my heart, I could feel your respect and appreciation to the music that I grew up listening to, thank you so deeply for this wholesome video!

There's so much magic in the sound of the Oud. It's so easy to drift off into a dream state with this sound.

@GuitaristVerma

23 күн бұрын

Hmm

@GuitaristVerma

23 күн бұрын

Hmm

I've always loved the harmonic minor sound. The Oud is just able to take that a step farther, to a whole different level of awesome.

I don't play the guitar (I'm a singer at heart!) but I've been enjoying this channel (breaking down the riffs from classic rock is always amazing). I've always loved the sound of the oud and LOVE this exploration. Thank you!

I just found this channel and i can say is gold. I didn't know about this instrument, but i feel motivated to learn about Arabic music. Thanks for this!

Paul, I’m so happy you did this!!

16:15 Crazy-fast trills.

One of your best shows. Great guests and appreciate how you told the whole story!

IVE WANTED A VID ON OUD FOR SO LONG!! thank Paul

i could watch and rewatch this video... amazing work david!

Regardless of the topic Paul David’s videos always throw me back into playing guitar. He also taught me almost everything I know. Thank you Paul!

watching this made me really happy that people still be happy while looking at the precious history and it was very much informative too, thanks Paul.

This is a completely different universe of music. So much to explore here. Paul, thanks for this video, as well as for every other piece of content that you do

Always loved the sound of this music. So cool to learn how the tonal variations work to make it happen. Plus Davids' willingness to get out of his comfort zone. Thanks for posting.

What an insane piece of audiovisual production Paul. This is insane.

Man what a quality your doing great Paul! Keep up the great work❤

Bravo to you, Paul, for bringing this intro to the oud and a whole other concept of musical scales and modes. Lovely and interesting!

Fascinating!!! Thx Paul for this journey on the oud.obviously Kamal is a fantastic teacher and musician

The thing I find really interesting about the concept of modulation is that it’s really present in turkey and the arabic world. In other places in the middle east like in Iran, the pieces rarelly modulates and like and it’s more common to just stay in one mode and to explore all the possibilities that that one mode can offer. An other thing I want to touch on is that the concept of « quarter tones » (first of all isn’t really an appropriate term because these pitches aren’t exactlly in between two western half steps), is that depending on the region you’re in, the pitch of these notes will change. For instance : in Turkey, these pitches can become pretty sharper than the rest of the middle east. Also, I’ve been told by an oudist friend of mine that generally, these notes played by levantine musicians (the levant consists of countries like Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, etc), will be pretty flatter than the rest of the region (I’ve been told that in Iran, these pitches are pretty flatter as well). But it can also depends on the taste of the player or the context in which thses certain notes are played in : depending on if you’re playing an ascending line of a maqam, or depending on a certain maqam you’re playing, the pitch of thses notes will vary.

Wow... just wow... that was amazing. We need more of this. I really feel hungry for more knowledge on Maqams and Middle Eastern techniques.

This was awesome…those microtones where out of the world and out of our western sounds, so mesmerizing thank you all’ of the musicians here and the kind arabic lesson.

Thank you for this beautiful documentary! ❤️

Thank you for the appreciation and love you're showing towards the instrument and the very different sounds of Mideast! Very informative even for someone who kinda plays the oud.

the arabic oud and the greek bozouki are some of the coolest stringed instrument sounds imo, they really sound beautiful and have such rich culture behind them, love it!

@matteopaolucci6801

3 ай бұрын

Bozouki probably more complex

@hara3435

2 ай бұрын

The site of origin of the oud seems to be Central Asia. The ancestor of the oud, the barbat was in use in PRE ISLAMIC PERSIA. Since the Safavid period, its name shifted from barbat to oud which was taken up by Arab world.

@nixonprod

2 ай бұрын

I'm not sure but i don't think the origin of the oud is arabic.

@AERYS.

2 ай бұрын

Sad that Islam bans musical instruments

@nixonprod

2 ай бұрын

@@AERYS. No actually, Islam doesn't allow certain things about the content of songs that is should not be against the morals and teaching of islam, containing violence, encouraging for doing bad stuff. Cheers

An amazing video Paul! It was a good idea to broaden your musical background with Arabic maqams that each of them gives a certain mood or feeling. Try to do more videos with Oud players!

Thanks for providing a greater appreciation for a music stile that has influenced many artists over the years.

I was wishing for this video to go on for another 4 hours man 😅 so much beauty in oud once your ear gets used to it, it gives you a feeling that no other instrument ever could ❤

Ive been addicted to the sound of the oud for awhile now, especially the artist Anouar Brahem

Thank you for sharing this adventure! I’ve always been curious about this instrument and culture and you brought it to my hands. Feels authentic too, wonderful special people 🙌

So nice to see cultures coming together. People need to learn more from each other ❤

the content and production quality is great!

Sounds wonderful! Such a lot of emotion carried in those sounds.

Such a beautiful and mysterious instrument. I need one.

Thank you for sharing the beauty of this musical culture with all of us.

This was incredible! As a metalhead with lots of phrygian in my daily fix, I can't begin to state how much I love this kind of traditional music. Thanks to everyone for keeping it so alive!

Thank you for putting this together, very informative and enjoyable video

I once had the chance to play an oud during a school guitar lesson and It has to be one of the coolest instruments I've tried. I found it very difficult to play of course but it had such a particular feel and sound that left a real impression on me

Absolutely enjoyed and loved this video. Fantastic introduction to Oud through the eyes of a brilliant guitarist. Thank you Paul.

This is a wonderful video - awesome work and beautiful playing

What an amazing post! Thanks Paul. 🤗

Beautiful instrument. I borrowed once from my teacher in Greece and I was able to play it in an empty basketball stadium!! I highly recommend it to everyone... It's godlike!!!

What an enlightening video. We need more of this in our world.

Wow! I love all those tones. And the concept of makans: what a door to an entire universe of creative, inspired musicality.

Great video, Paul. Nice to see the Oud getting the respect it deserves.

here in Morocco, the oud has a religious character, especially in Ramadan, when we hear it we feel nostalgic in some way, maybe cuz this instrument is used in Andalusin the past, but thanks Paul for this great video, I hope you visit morocco someday and make a video about the GUEMBRI is such beautiful instrument sound like bass but it has more classical sound

that was an entire journey. wow. thank you.

This is really interesting and very well done. I learned a lot today. And I am inspired. Nice work Paul

Arab Culture ❤

@PL-fc6hm

2 ай бұрын

not just Arabic culture

@taharboudjennad1710

Ай бұрын

Islamique culture not Arabe

@mars4786

Ай бұрын

it's been around since sumerians so it's not Arabic and not Islamic either

@haitamessarghini7587

Ай бұрын

@@mars4786oud is an Arabic name so it Arabic and Islamic culture

@mars4786

Ай бұрын

@@haitamessarghini7587 The first known use of oud was in 1738 "oud"is been around since 3000 BC so it's not Arabic or islamic

I like this format, Paul! Very well done! Hope to see more content like this.

Yes man. Your best video yet! Them half flats gave me the chills;

Fantastic to see how music brings people of different cultures together. If just the world could be more like this. Understanding, curiosity and compassion!

Love this topic, I’m Lebanese but I play a bit of guitar, never had the chance to play oud, yet kamal made it look so easy. Maqamat they way explained it are modes. The modes you play on a guitar only on the oud the sound and flavor is different due to the oud’s body design and type of wood used.

Paul you always have the most interesting topics. Thank you for broadening my interests.

Defining oud and Arabic maqams from scratch is really interesting. Paul is so enthusiastic 🤩. I really liked it although I’m an Arab who listens to oud 24/7. ♥️

Oud is such a big culture instrument in my country (Syria) that I personally have never understood even tho I play classical, acoustic, and electric guitar for over than 14 years. I even sat with friends and they tried to explain what Makam is but I was never able to understand the note between both notes xD. You just made me understand what Oud in such a simple way thanks to your creativity and HUGE thanks to the teacher for his way of explaining the Oud. You are truly amazing Paul, THANK YOU!

IVE BEEN INTO THE OUD FOR LIKE TEN YEARS LETS GOOOOOO

As someone of Arabic heritage I really appreciated this. Thank you!

Wonderful and informative, loved this!!

Great video! This has motivated me to make myself an oud! Thanks to master Musallam for the amazingly clear explanations!

That was really cool Paul thank you. Beautiful sounding instruments.

Fabulous. Loved the guy playing regular electric Arabic style. Great stuff.

as a player for both instruments Oud and Guitar I can relate to how much music can be different from the Eastern world to the Western world and that just shows us how grat and Huge music really is . It was a great experiment to have as a musician Paul !!

Paul Davids Explores Strings & Theory of the World. I do hope this becomes a regular feature.

those dirty tones are more of quarter tones , these are pretty common in oriental instruments, especially Oud and Quanun , which might interest you too I consider it the ancestor of the piano

That guitar at the 16:00 is SICK!

@user-qs8kq1du1i

Күн бұрын

could be an episode in itself on microtonal guitars

Love this sound, amazing instrument

Thanks for this great video! I had the pleasure to play with Issa Fayad at some point in 2017, a Oud master from Syria living in Germany at the time. I was a rather simple guitar player myself and his playing was just phenomenal. I tried to play it myself, but it really needs a lot of practice and effort to get just mildly comfortable :D.