Charbel Rouhana () is a Lebanese

oud The oud ( ; , ) is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument (a chordophone in the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of instruments), usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses, but some models have ...

player. Born in 1965 in

Amsheet Amsheet (, '; also spelled Amchit) is a seaside town and municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon, about 40 km north of Beirut. The town's average elevation is 140 meters above sea level and its total land a ...

, a town north of

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, Charbel pursued his music education at the

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK; , ''Jāmiʿah al-Rūḥ al-Quddus – al-Kaslīk'') is a private, non-profit, Catholic university in Jounieh, Lebanon. The university was founded by the Baladites in 1950 and ratified under the new ...

, obtaining his diploma in oud instrumentation in 1986 and his M.A. in

Musicology Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, ...

in 1987. Rouhana is a proponent of "oud jazz", which combines Arabic oud music with a contemporary jazz backing.

Discography

Studio albums

* 1997: ''Salamat'' * 1998: ''Mada'' (with Hani Siblini) * 2000: ''Mazaj Alani'' * 2003: ''The Art of Middle Eastern Oud'' (out in Lebanon under the title ''Vice Versa'') * 2004: ''Sourat'' * 2006: ''Dangerous'' * 2008: ''Handmade'' * 2010: ''Doux Zen'' Oud Duet with Ellie Khoury * 2014: ''Tashweesh''

DVDs

* 2008: ''Charbel Rouhana & the Beirut Oriental Ensemble: The "Handmade" Concert''

Awards

* Winner of the First Prize at the 1990 Hirayama, Japan competition for the composition “Hymn of Peace”.

Concerts and participations

* 2010: Workshop+ playing at the first Egyptian Oud Forum * 2009: Damascus Castle concert, Syria * 2009: UNESCO ball, during the Celebration of Francophonie in Beirut. * 2008: Roman amphitheater Concert, Jabla, Syria. * 2003: Oud Forum, Jarash Festival, Damascus * 2003: Workshop+ solo Playing at the Cairo Opera House * 2003: An evening organized by the Lebanese Club, Prague, Czech Republic * 2002: Oud Forum, Thessaloniki, Greece. * 2002: Participation in the opening ceremony of the ninth Francophone Summit in Beirut. * 2002: Lebanese week, Cahors, France. * 2002: A music concert, Weimar, Germany. * 2002: Music Without Borders, Dubai * 2002: Composing music for the opening ceremony of the Dubai Shopping Festival * 2001: Tenth Festival of faces of la Francophonie, Paris, France * 2001: Souk Okaz, Jordan * 2000: Oud Festival II, Tetouan, Morocco. * 1999: Festival Belfort, France. * 1998: Festival of Baalbek, Lebanon, participation in the evening of the Band "Sarband. " * 1997: Medina Festival, Tunis, Solo Oud Performance. * 1995: Al Bustan Festival, Lebanon, Solo Oud Performance. * 1995: Beit Ed-dine Festival, Lebanon, participation in the "controversial" by Marcel Khalife. Charbel composed music for the choreographer Abdel-Halim Caracalla’s shows: "2000 and 2 Nights"

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“Bi Laylat Qamar”

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“Andalusia, the Lost Glory”

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and “Elissa, Queen of Carthage”

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rouhana, Charbel 1965 births Living people Lebanese oud players People from Amsheet Lebanese musicians Lebanese Maronites Holy Spirit University of Kaslik alumni