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Najib - 5-30-2006 at 09:12 AM

Hi,

I'm Najib. I'm from Lebanon, and I live in London.

I'm an Oud amateur. I like the website, and wish you guys all the best.

Cheers

riadh.3oud - 5-30-2006 at 09:27 AM

Ya hala bik akhi...

peppeo77 - 5-30-2006 at 10:29 AM

Hi Najib! Welcome to the oud community! Salamat, Giuseppe, Italy.

SamirCanada - 5-30-2006 at 11:34 AM

Marhabtain ya Khayi,

Farjini el Soura LiL oud la Ilak min fadlak.

Welcome to the oud forrums... enjoy yourself.

billkilpatrick - 5-30-2006 at 10:35 PM

lebanon ... land of rabih abou-khalil ... welcome!

and now ...

you must show us your oud.

greetings - bill

Faladel - 5-30-2006 at 10:46 PM

Hi Najib :

you are welcom here......
From spain for you .....
( I´m ¨oudman¨) here Faladel
;)

abusin - 5-31-2006 at 06:11 AM

Hi Najib,

Welcome to the warmest pages on the cyber world, I'm from Manchester England like yourself I'm an oud amateur too,

Marhab baik akhi,

best regards to all,

Awad

Thanks

Najib - 5-31-2006 at 08:01 AM

For the very warm welcome.

Especially from my brother Dr Farouk, I see that you are a regular here.

I'll try to take a snapshot of the Oud, and a sound clip.

Salamat
Najib

Najib - 6-1-2006 at 02:40 AM

Hi, picture of my Ebony Ud by George Bitar from Ras Baalbeck (shop is in Antelias) - Lebanon

peppeo77 - 6-1-2006 at 03:09 AM

Hey Najib, I have a Baytar oud as well! I'd really like to know more about this maker, since I couldn't find anything on the web about him. Can we hear a soundclip of it? Play it om good health...this is the picture of mine.
Salam aleikum, Giuseppe from Italy.

Sound clip

Najib - 6-1-2006 at 04:53 AM

Georges Bitar is in his early fifties his phone number in Lebanon is:

+961 3 237 137

I share it here because it's written at the back of the Ud. Not that I share personal information about people ususally :-)

I am trying in vain to attach a sound clip.

What is the limit of attachments sizea here?

Greg - 6-1-2006 at 05:15 AM

1 MB

Greg

Thanks Greg

Najib - 6-1-2006 at 08:37 AM

Ok here's a compressed sound clip of my Ud, and sorry for the mistakes.

chaldo - 6-1-2006 at 08:58 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Najib
Ok here's a compressed sound clip of my Ud, and sorry for the mistakes.


Hi Najib,

I'd like to know if you can share the music sheet of the instrumental piece you played and shared. thanks and nice playing buddy.

SamirCanada - 6-1-2006 at 09:00 AM

ALLAH ALLAH....
keep it comming.

Thanks

Najib - 6-1-2006 at 09:23 AM

for the encouragement.

The piece is Samai Bayati by Ibrahim Aryan, I don't have it electronically, but I'll see what I can find.

Cheers
Najib

Member section

Najib - 6-2-2006 at 01:54 AM

I realize that the attachment should be in the member sections.

sorry for that, and please you can move it there.

Thanks
Najib

billkilpatrick - 6-2-2006 at 02:25 AM

najib - you can move it anywhere you like ... you sound great! beautiful sounding instrument, very well played.

greetings from the not so sunny south - bill

Mike - 6-2-2006 at 05:56 PM

Hey Najib,

That was very very nice. I think you are inspired a lot by Saliba al Qatrib. Way to go my man.

Take care,
Mike

mjamed - 6-2-2006 at 09:05 PM

hello Najib,

Could you post a sound file for your oud but without any effects on the wave? It doesn't have to be long it could be very short. but the purpose here is to hear how the oud sounds.

What's the range of prices for George Bitar's ouds?

Thanks Mike

Najib - 6-3-2006 at 12:49 AM

Hi Mike,

Well spotted, of course after listening to Saliba's version no can play Semai Aryan the same again :-)

I'm also proud to say, although I've never met him, that he is a distant relative of mine. My mum's cousin is married to his sister!

My parents, especially my dad (a church singer), met him a lot, and they held a lot of mutual admiration.

Also dear mjamed, I didn't add any effects on the wave, but I had to compress it a lot, I'll try to add a short clip later on this week.

Bitar's range is definitely cheaper than Ghadban's. I got this Oud for around 800 dollars 5 years ago.

mjamed - 6-3-2006 at 02:00 AM

Hello Najib,

I send you a U2U message :)

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