The Last Boat In -- Arabic Oud Maqam for Night Drives

Eighteen pieces from the Gulf — the pearl banks at first light, coffee poured in a majlis, a boat coming back into harbour, and the sea road home. Oud, qanun, Arabic violin and mirwas hand drums. Instrumental, no words. ثمانية عشر مقطوعة من الخليج — من ضوء الفجر الأول على مغاصات اللؤلؤ إلى طريق البحر عائداً إلى البيت. عود وقانون وكمان ومراويس. موسيقى بلا كلمات. 🕐 Tracklist 00:00 — Lulu · لؤلؤ (The Pearl) 01:43 — Nakhl · نخل (The Palm Grove) 05:48 — Muharraq · المحرق (Old Town Evening) 08:16 — Sadu · سدو (The Weaving) 11:08 — Gahwa · قهوة (The Coffee Hour) 13:15 — Seef · سيف (The Shoreline) 17:20 — Majlis · مجلس (The Sitting Room) 20:25 — Awwal al-Daw · أول الضوء (First Light) 22:22 — Sanbuk · صنبوق (The Boat Returns) 24:56 — Farij · فريج (The Old Quarter) 27:33 — Barjeel · برجيل (The Wind Tower) 30:21 — Tariq al-Bahr · طريق البحر (The Sea Road) 32:48 — Hayl · هيل (Cardamom) 34:05 — Khor · خور (The Blue Inlet) 37:39 — Murjan · مرجان (The Coral House) 41:44 — Nokhitha · نوخذة (The Captain) 45:49 — Fanar · فنار (The Lantern) 49:54 — Awda · عودة (The Return) Every piece is written in a different maqam — Rast, Bayati, Hijaz, Nahawand, Kurd, Saba, Hijazkar and others — over Gulf rhythms rather than generic Arabic ones: sawt, samri, the Khaliji 2/4, and the interlocking mirwas hand drums that give Gulf music its particular lift. The oud leads throughout. One piece, Murjan, has no rhythm at all. Good for night drives, long roads, dinner, deep work, reading and slow evenings. Keep it low and let it run. Stay a while. New instrumental journeys across the Gulf, the Arab world, Turkey and the Mediterranean, every week. — Layl FM #ArabicMusic #Khaliji #OudMusic #GulfMusic #InstrumentalMusic #LaylFM