• Iranian luthier Fatemeh Moussavi at her oud-making workshop in the capital, Tehran. The oriental lute is making a comeback in Iran after decades of neglect. AFP
    Iranian luthier Fatemeh Moussavi at her oud-making workshop in the capital, Tehran. The oriental lute is making a comeback in Iran after decades of neglect. AFP
  • Iranian luthier Fatemeh Moussavi builds an oud at her workshop in Tehran. AFP
    Iranian luthier Fatemeh Moussavi builds an oud at her workshop in Tehran. AFP
  • Iranian luthier Fatemeh Moussavi helps musical artist Hamid Khansari pick an instrument at her oud-making workshop in Tehran. AFP
    Iranian luthier Fatemeh Moussavi helps musical artist Hamid Khansari pick an instrument at her oud-making workshop in Tehran. AFP
  • Iranian luthier Fatemeh Moussavi builds an oud at her workshop in Tehran. AFP
    Iranian luthier Fatemeh Moussavi builds an oud at her workshop in Tehran. AFP
  • Iranian luthier Fatemeh Moussavi, right, and Sepehr Hasankhani at Moussavi's workshop in Tehran. The portrait on the wall is of Iranian singer, instrumentalist and composer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, who died last year. AFP
    Iranian luthier Fatemeh Moussavi, right, and Sepehr Hasankhani at Moussavi's workshop in Tehran. The portrait on the wall is of Iranian singer, instrumentalist and composer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, who died last year. AFP
  • Iranian luthier Fatemeh Moussavi gives an oud to musical artist and instructor Hamid Khansari at her workshop in Tehran. AFP
    Iranian luthier Fatemeh Moussavi gives an oud to musical artist and instructor Hamid Khansari at her workshop in Tehran. AFP
  • Iranian musical artist and instructor Hamid Khansari tests an instrument built at luthier Fatemeh Moussavi's workshop in Tehran. AFP
    Iranian musical artist and instructor Hamid Khansari tests an instrument built at luthier Fatemeh Moussavi's workshop in Tehran. AFP
  • Iranian musical artist and instructor Hamid Khansari tests an instrument at luthier Fatemeh Moussavi's workshop in Tehran. AFP
    Iranian musical artist and instructor Hamid Khansari tests an instrument at luthier Fatemeh Moussavi's workshop in Tehran. AFP

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Ode to an oud maker, an Iranian oud workshop - in pictures

The oud is making a comeback in Iran as musicians are reconnecting with the region's traditional music

The National

April 20, 2021

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