Musician creates quietly on his Baghdad rooftop
By HAMZA HENDAWI | China Daily | Updated: 2010-03-31 07:51
Farhan Hassan plays an oud at his workshop in Baghdad. Karim Kadim / Associated Press |
BAGHDAD - In a tiny workshop on the roof of his home in a Baghdad slum, Farhan Hassan works in secret, lovingly curving wood and tightening strings to make his ouds, a traditional Arabic instrument.
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