Charbel Rouhana
Charbel Rouhana was born in 1965 in Amsheet, Lebanon. Rouhana is a musician and
composer who earned a diploma in oud instrumentation (1986) and an M.A. in
Musicology (1987) from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik. Rouhana is a
proponent of "oud jazz," which combines Arabic oud music with contemporary jazz
elements. The debut album, Salamat (1997), was followed by the collaboration
Mada (1998) with Hani Siblini. Discography releases include Mazaj Alani (2000),
The Art of Middle Eastern Oud (2003), and Tashweesh (2014). Rouhana won First
Prize at the 1990 Hirayama competition in ...
