The Outlook Podcast Archive - My love affair with the instrument that reminds me of home

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Syrian musician Maya Youssef is in love with her qanun, a traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument. Like a family member, it’s got her through some difficult times and it consoled Maya as she watched from afar as her homeland was ripped apart by war. Maya's talent at playing the qanun gave her the opportunity to live in the UK and she has taken it on tour playing in refugee centres for new arrivals and at the Royal Albert Hall. Maya tells Mobeen Azhar about her journey with the qanun. Her upcoming album is called Finding Home.

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Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Deiniol Buxton

(Photo: Maya Youssef and her qanun. Credit: Igor Studio)

Published on Monday, 31st January 2022.

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