BAGHDAD (AP) — In a Baghdad workshop plastered with black-and-white photos from a more peaceful time, Mahmoud Abdulnabi hand-carves a wooden oud, a string instrument with ancient roots that has fallen ...

Nov. 17—SARANAC — One of oudist Dara Anissi's weaknesses is song titles. "Before they have a name, they have the dumbest names or no names," the Ithaca-based teaching artist and educator said. "I ...

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