Simon Shaheen is one of the world’s greatest players of the oud (short-necked fretted lute that is the ancestor of the European lute) and one of the most influential Arab musicians, performers and composers of his generation. Born into a Palestinian family in the village of Tarshiha in the Galilee, he was steeped in music in early childhood. He has written music and scores for theater and films, including The Sheltering Sky and Malcolm X, and, in 1994, received the prestigious National Heritage fellowship, this nation’s highest honor in the traditional arts. He also plays the violin.
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