Abdeslam Cherkaoui

Abdeslam Cherkaoui is one of the master Moroccan performers on the 11-string oud -- a short, potbellied instrument that is directly related to the European lute. He has been playing this instrument practically all his life, beginning with instruction from a master musician (sheikh), who taught him enough to allow him to go out on his own at the tender age of 11. The oud is associated with both ...more