About the Artist
Husain was born in Syria, from a well known family of musicians. His father gave him his first lesson in music at the age of six.
Husain joined the Arabic institute of music located at Halab and was sponsored by the late musician Mr. Nadeen Ali al Darweesh.
After that he continued his music journey and was taught by Mr. Mohammed Abdul Kareem and others.
Mr. Sabsaby has a wide range in playing techniques such as double, triple, quadruple and the fifth. He established several traditional and modern music bands such as "the OUD and Guitar duets, the OUD and OUD duets" he was also involved in establishing the five member band for Arabic music, were he was and still one of its members, in addition to his post as the band music director.
Notable Acheivments
He established several traditional and modern music band, and he is a member of several local and international music communities as an arbitrator in the Arabic Oud community of traditional music.
One of his most important works was a television documentary show “Ahl Al Ibdaa’ “ (The People of Creativity). He performed on various stages all around the world as a solo player, and participated in several Arabic and International festivals and won many prizes as well as certificates of honor.
He led and was a member of several jury committees in various competitions and Arabic music festivals.
Notably, he participated in:
3rd and 4th international gathering for OUD in Tatwan / Morocco
"Alam And Aalam" music festival to honor the famous Morocco OUD player Mr. Saaeed Al- Sharabee
Arabic Music conference in Cairo / Egypt as a member and a researcher
International OUD gathering in Jarash Festival, Jordan.
He has published numerous albums so far. “Haneen” (Missing) is considered to be one of the most successful projects yet. He has published a book under the name of “The Artworks of the Oud by Famous Players of the Modern History” as this book comprises hundreds of works by famous Oud players from the 20th century.
Our Craft
Materials
We source the finest woods—spruce, Cedar and a variety of other fine tonewoods—to ensure each oud resonates with timeless clarity and warmth.
Techniques
Each instrument is handcrafted using traditional lutherie methods
Acoustic Philosophy
Our goal is to preserve the authentic soul of the oud while enhancing projection and playability for the modern artist.