Kirbaba
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What's up with Haifa ?
Hello
Maybe you noticed a lot of great oud players come from this city, they all have this perfectly balanced Simon like rishi with great intonation.
Do you think growing up there predisposes you to become a great oudist ?
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Kirbaba
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My observations on the haifawi rishi:
Wrist is almost not bent
Right Hand/rishi as close as possible to the strings
Percussive down strokes not scared to hit the pick guard, maybe its even an ornament
For me they have the best sound over all the different style/schools of oud playing
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bulerias1981
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That's a good question, maybe it's in the hummous! 
In general, this is a musical region. Particularly the villages east of there in the Galilee. There is a strong music education, many many musicians
there and musical families, of which usually play to a high degree.
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John Erlich
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Taiseer Elias, who is from Shfaram, east of Haifa, is one of my very favorite oudists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOaPSFEVLcs
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John Erlich
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Kamil Shajrawi is another of that ilk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVR2zaZKvp4
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John Erlich
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Nizar Rohana is from Isfiya, a village near Haifa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-alZkJPMMYI
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Kirbaba
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I can add:
Michael Maroun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N0PZSadk7A
Elias Wakileh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1_eZYGx7yM
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Kirbaba
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Wissam Mutlak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mzWl2Z-Fdk
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