Roberto Abraham Scaruffi: A Fabled Instrument, Suppressed in Iraq, Thrives in Exile

Thursday, 1 May 2008

A Fabled Instrument, Suppressed in Iraq, Thrives in Exile

A Fabled Instrument, Suppressed in Iraq, Thrives in Exile

By ERICA GOODE

Two musicians — one in Iraq, one in the United States — are bound by their passion for the oud, a pear-shaped instrument whose roots run deep in Iraq’s history.