Oud for Overthinking | Arabian Night Instrumental for a Quiet Mind

You're in a courtyard in the old quarter, an hour after dark. The lanterns are lit, the fountain has found its rhythm, and the day has finally stopped asking things of you. Twenty-nine slow pieces for the oud, ney and qanun — for deep focus, for winding down, for minds that won't sit still after sunset. Two watches of one night. Follow the chapters, or drift. 0:00 The city exhales 7:41 First lantern in the courtyard 13:04 Tea grows cold 22:23 Courtyard hush 27:32 A door closes far away 33:10 The wind over the rooftops 37:11 Everything soft and still 42:41 The second watch 47:32 Water and old stone 54:58 The city sleeps 1:00:51 The mind stops pacing 1:07:54 Nothing left to decide 1:13:40 The hour before first light Where this was imagined: a riad courtyard, somewhere between the medina and midnight. Composed with AI instruments; curated, sequenced and titled by hand in Dubai. Two new sessions every week — subscribe and stay a while. — curated by Samir · Old Silk Sessions