Oud

Folk Music & Songs from the Middle East

Style: Lebanese Folk

Moods: Communal, Passionate, Spiritual, Rootsy, Devotional, Ecstatic, Desert, Nocturnal, Intertwined

Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Modal, Microtonal, Percussive

Instrumentation: Oud, Group Vocals, Naye, Rabab, Derbake

Sandy Bull: E pluribus unum

Style: Acid Folk, Folk-Rock Influences: Arabic Folk, Blues, Raga

Moods: Mysterious, Confident, Serpentine, Searching, Psychedelic, Desert, Determined, Earthy, Flowing, Impressionistic, Introspective, Meandering, Meditative, Ritualistic

Musical Qualities: Modal, Acoustic, Improvisation, Instrumental, Solo, Bluesy

Instrumentation: Oud, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Electric Bass

Embryo & The No-Neck Blues Band – EmbryoNNCK

Style: Free-Psych, Free-Folk, Kosmische

Moods: Primordial, Ritualistic, Exploratory, Mysterious, Hypnotic, Eerie, Jungle, Meandering, Ominous, Abstract, Psychedelic, Tribal

Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Lo-Fi, Percussive, Repetitive

Instrumentation: Vibraphone, Experimental Vocals, Percussion, Electric Guitar, Oud, Synthesizers

Aram Arakelian ensemble – The Oud

Style: Armenian Folk, Arabic Classical Music, Islamic Modal Music

Moods: Mystical, Elegant, Traditional, Reflective, Longing, Desert, Mysterious, Energetic

Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Microtonal, Modal, Dynamic, Percussive, Technical

Sandy Bull – Inventions

Styles: Free-Folk, Jazz-Folk, Classical Guitar, Country Blues

Moods: Searching, Impressionistic, Hypnotic, Meditative, Exploratory, Spiritual

Musical Qualities: Instrumental, Acoustic, Improvisation, Virtuosic