Opinion
Chidem Inch: The Enemy’s Oud
I have a good friend who is Palestinian. He is a very talented musician, plays several instruments very well and has a deep understanding of music of the Arab world and other cultures in the Middle East. We are in the same orchestra along with 40 other musicians, perform three concerts a year and practice eight times for each concert.
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Well my Kanon is made in Turkey, My Oud is made in Turkey ,nobody else makes them to my specifications unfortunately by my (enemy) so don’t feel bad my friend .at least they are musical instruments not guns.
I would like to ask if your interlocutor even acknowledge the point you were making. Thank you for the article.
Most definitely yes. We have discussed it. We both learned something and are still good friends.
We at some point in our lives realize that there are no enemies in art, science, culture in general and even business. The only enemies are in politics and military and governments. I have also come to realize that nations who have problems need to solve them directly with their “enemies” and not rely on others to do it for them. My late father used to say the only way to take over land is to buy it with money and populate it with your people and/or with blood. No one else will do this for you
Do you know of any Oud instructors on line or in person.
Mal Barsamian (MA), Ara Dinkjian (NJ), and Antranig Kzirian (CA) all teach in person and I believe all three teach online as well.