Still Awake At Three -- Arabic Oud Maqam for Late Nights

Fourteen pieces about love — the beginning of it, the missing of someone, the long evenings that don't want to end. Oud, Arabic violin, qanun and Gulf hand percussion, in the Saudi romantic tradition. Instrumental, no words. أربع عشرة مقطوعة عن الحب والشوق والسهر. عود وكمان وقانون وإيقاع خليجي. موسيقى بلا كلمات. 🕐 Tracklist 00:00 — Awwal Hob · أول حب (First Love) 03:25 — Laylat Hob · ليلة حب (Night of Love) 06:31 — Ala al-Bal · على البال (On My Mind) 08:36 — Maw'idna · موعدنا (Our Meeting) 12:20 — Ishtaqt Lak · اشتقت لك (I Miss You) 14:50 — Ya Habibi · يا حبيبي (My Love) 18:55 — Laytak Ma'i · ليتك معي (Wish You Were Here) 21:24 — Laylat min al-Omr · ليلة من العمر (A Night to Remember) 25:12 — Hams · همس (A Whisper) 26:46 — Ya Ba'd Omri · يا بعد عمري (Dearer Than Life) 29:18 — Baynana Hob · بيننا حب (Between Us) 31:30 — Wanasa · ونسة (Good Company) 33:49 — Sahar al-Layali · سهر الليالي (Nights Awake) 37:04 — Akhir al-Layl · آخر الليل (Late at Night) Every piece is written in a different maqam — Rast, Bayati, Hijaz, Ajam, Nahawand, Saba and others — over Gulf rhythms rather than generic Arabic ones. The oud leads throughout and is asked to phrase like a singer: breath-length lines with pauses where a voice would breathe. There is no singer. The instruments do it instead. Good for night drives, long roads, romantic evenings, dinner, lounges and quiet company. Keep it low. Stay a while. New instrumental journeys across the Gulf, the Arab world, Turkey and the Mediterranean, every week. — Layl FM #ArabicMusic #SaudiMusic #OudMusic #Khaliji #InstrumentalMusic #LaylFM