what is a oud instrument
The oud is a pear-shaped, stringed instrument similar to a lute used in traditional Middle Eastern music and East African music. The words lute and oud are both derived from Arabic Ø§ÙØ¹ÙØ¯ (al-Ê¿Å«d, literally the wood).he oud is a pear-shaped, stringed instrument similar to a lute used in traditional Middle Eastern music and East African music. The words lute and oud are both derived from Arabic Ø§ÙØ¹ÙØ¯ (al-Ê¿Å«d, literally the wood).