Lysander - 5-19-2014 at 01:05 AM
I have been listening to Majid Nazempour's albums this morning Wisdom and Philosophy. I really like them. They remind me of the
meditative style I really favour in Yuval Ron's Oud Prayers on the Road to St Jacques.
However, I cannot work out whether Majid is playing oud or barbat in these albums. Looking round the internet doesn't help much either - I see
pictures of him playing both - but I don't know what he is playing on these albums. The tiles say Improvisation on Barbat [oud] and it
appears the terms are interchangeable these days. Can someone clarify?
spyblaster - 5-19-2014 at 04:39 AM
He plays 13 string long neck oud ("barbat" in your words) which has a floating bridge made by Ibrahim Sukar.
P.S. he is also a psychologist and hypnotic therapist.
Lysander - 5-19-2014 at 04:57 AM
Very good, thank you. I found some pictures and a video on this page:
http://iranianoud.com/site/contact/1/165
I like this style of oud playing very much.
jack - 5-22-2014 at 08:52 AM
Yes, I have some of his recordings. Marvelous stuff.