On tonight's show I discussed the mawwal, an improvised, solo vocal piece found in Arabic music. Here's an example of an Iraqi boy singing a mawwal:

Tonight's artist hour will feature the great Egyptian singer, Abdel Halim Hafez. Tune tonight at 10PM to learn more about one of the most revered singers of the Arab world.

In 1998, there was an operetta titled The Arab Dream, and ten years later comes a work of grand proportion, an operetta titled The Arab Conscience (Al Dhareem Al Arabi) which features 106 Arab artists and singers, and the length of which is over 40 minutes long and it is one continuous song. It's a great musical achievement as it is an anti-war and anti-violence message as well.

Tonight, at 7PM, Goosfand will focus on the oud, the Arabic lute, and oud masters such as Munir and Jamil Bashir, Simon Shaheen, Hamza el Din and more. The oud is the most popular musical instrument of the Arab world, like the guitar is in America. Check out this one-handed playing technique developed by Iraqi oud artist, Nasser Shamma:

Hey, I'll be giving away tickets on my show every Tuesday night, 9-10pm, for the first three weeks of October. Win tickets to see Marcel Khalife and Al Mayadine Ensemble at Hogg Auditorium on Saturday October 20th at 8pm.
I also have regular giveaways to other shows in Austin, so you'll have twice the chance to win in one hour. Wow!