Shahd Hesham, an oud player and teacher, plays the oud at Arabic Oud House in Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) A young Egyptian lady was playing a piece of music on the oud ...

The humorously titled “Qassabji's Nightmare” is reminiscent of Ellington’s longer suites, rapidly evolving through several different modulations in honor of Mohammad el-Qassabji, the beloved Egyptian ...

I have a whole closet shelf dedicated to them. It’s like a world tour in fragrance — Japanese cherry blossom, Egyptian oud, Italian neroni — and I love them all. I really do… ...