SYRIAN musician Maya Youssef is a virtuoso on the qanun, the 78-string plucked zither at the heart of Arabic music. 78 strings, Maya? "It's just a number. You soon get over it," she says, ahead of ...

The qanun is a traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument. It has a long history, possibly descended from the ancient Egyptian harp, and is related to the psaltery, dulcimer and zither.

One night in Baghdad in 1932, a Jewish toddler looked up at the stars and saw nothing but darkness. He was totally blind. The odds were that this boy would live a life of poverty and begging.

The qanun reached Morocco in the early 20th century, says Chami, and became popular in the 1940s, during a period of nationalist fervor that culminated in the country’s independence from France ...

Syrian qanun virtuoso Maya Youssef explains why - to her - music is "the opposite of death" in this powerful and poignant talk. "I played a concert in a refugee centre in Aalborg, Denmark," she ...

Marianna plays history on her Qanun Qanun (Kanun) is an oriental stringed instrument that traces its origins to the old Assyrian empire Updated - March 13, 2023 11:21 am IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ...