Oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros' love for Egyptian movies
The oud virtuoso reflects on his path to the instrument, via a stamp collection and an Egyptian movie star When Joseph was 10, his dad swapped an iron and $100 for a second-hand oud at Sydney's Glebe markets. The oud is a traditional middle eastern instrument – the ancestor of the modern guitar. Joseph had fallen in love with its sound and style when watching the classic films of Egyptian cinema with his family. Today the oud virtuoso and composer plays with orchestras in concert halls all over the world. To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.
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Show Notes
The oud virtuoso reflects on his path to the instrument, via a stamp collection and an Egyptian movie star
When Joseph was 10, his dad swapped an iron and $100 for a second-hand oud at Sydney's Glebe markets.
The oud is a traditional middle eastern instrument – the ancestor of the modern guitar.
Joseph had fallen in love with its sound and style when watching the classic films of Egyptian cinema with his family.
Today the oud virtuoso and composer plays with orchestras in concert halls all over the world.
To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.