Saudi Arabia in Pictures

Arabi · May 1, 2018

Snow covered Asir region in Saudi Arabia

The SC · Jun 5, 2018

Saif al-Arab · Jun 21, 2018

Long time no see.

Saif al-Arab · Jun 21, 2018

Saif al-Arab · Jun 23, 2018

Old photo of some of the remaining proud Bedouins (no longer genuine Bedouins as in the old days)

Hashemite child from Makkah;

Some of the literary 1000's of traditional dresses in KSA;

Cool photo from Ha'il from 1914

Figure of a man in Mesopotamian style
Mid 3rd millennium BC
Tarout Island

Jeddah school in the 1970's before the Sahwa era;

Saif al-Arab · Jun 28, 2018

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Steppe lands of Ha'il province.

Saif al-Arab · Jun 28, 2018

Gomig-21 said:
The oud is such a great instrument and much more difficult to build than a conventional acoustic guitar because of the bulbous shape of the back and the headstock. Love the oud I have 2 myself as part of my collection.

And as I'm sure you very well know, the oud was brought back from the Arab world to Europe (particularly Spain) in Andalus most likely during the Crusades and ended up influencing the design of the Flamenco guitar in Al Andalus which then transformed music around the world with the creation of the guitar itself from the nylon stringed Flamenco to the classical and then steel string and so on and so forth. This is where it all started with the amazingly beautiful sound of the Arabic oud.

This 10-minute piece shows how absolutely phenomenal this great instrument is and you can most certainly hear how flamenco music was inspired by the beautiful Arabic tones played on the oud. The 2nd video is the great Hussein El Masry, plays incredible oud and a beautiful jam accompanied by the tabla.