Spritual Music from the Arab world Booklet

Cambridge Takht & The Pomegranates

Want to learn the Oud? We're planning in-person lessons in Cambridge, UK and want to hear from you !

If interested please fill the form to help us plan :

This is a perfect opportunity for complete beginners and experienced musicians alike, these lessons offer a fantastic opportunity to explore the Oud, the "king of instruments" in Arabic music . Tarek is an amazing instructor will walk you through the enchanted world of Arabic music and its Maqam traditions.

Limited number of instruments will be available if you don't have an instrument already.

This is brought to you in collaboration with Makani Cambridge

About the Instructor:

Tarek Elazhary is an Egyptian professional oud player and composer, whose musicweaves the ancient sounds of Arabic music with a modern spirit. His artistry explores the space where tradition meets experimentation, creating emotive, universal soundscapes. Tarek has graced stages at festivals like Womad, OneBeat, Tarantella Power, Shambala and MiddleBeast. In 2016, he founded Dokkan, an innovative musical project that blends Egyptian and Arabic musical heritage with contemporary instrumentation. His recent collaboration with British Musician Tamsin Elliott resulted in “So Far We Have Come”, a critically acclaimed album exploring the connections between Egyptian and English folk traditions. A graduate of the Arabic Oud House, where he studied under the legendary Nasser Shamma, Tarek has taught oud at institutions like the Arabic Oud House, Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Arts School, and the German University in Cairo. passing on his expertise through years of teaching.

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Cambridge Takht & The Pomegranates is a vibrant and dynamic musical group dedicated to preserving and promoting the rich traditions of Arabic music. Professionals and academics during the days, and artists at night, gathered from Egypt, Lebanon,Iraq,Iran Tunisia, England, Mexico and Armenia, India and the list keeps growing ..

Cambridge Takht

A traditional Arabic ensemble playing instrumentals and songs from the 19th century

If you don't know, "Takht" is a traditional music ensembel of Middle Eastern Music dated back to the 18th century . Typically the ensemble consists of the Oud, the Qanun, the Kamanja (or now alternatively the violin), Ney, the Riq or the Darabukkah (Tabla) and is accompanied by singers.

Cambridge Takht & The Pomegranates

We have added a Pomegranate flavour, represented by musical instruments, that are not traditionally found in a Takht like the bass and guitar. This has resulted in the Cambridge Takht & The Pomegranates! The pomegranates is a prominant fruit across South West Asia & North Africa and is a good representation of our mixed backgrounds.

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