Experimenting with Blackbird of Paul McCartney (credited Lennon-McCartney) on Oud, with the help of my daughter. The idea of this experiment was to try and adapt most of the guitar chords on the Oud.
Category: Covers
Our cover of “Love Me Do” (The Beatles)
Our cover of “Love Me Do” by the Beatles This song was the Beatles’ first hit ever, in 1962. The tremolo on the Oud is meant to replicate, as much as possible, the tremolo of John Lennon’s harmonica. I hope you like it.
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Cover)
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer performed by my daughter. Oud by myself (on Godin Oud made in Québec). Beat and accompaniments by my son.
This is our cover in Rock for Children’s Christmas Song Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
With a little help from my friends – Cover (The Beatles)
Home recording of myself and my daughter singing The Beatles’ song “With A Little Help From My Friends” that was initially performed by Ringo Starr. We slowed it down a little bit. I also had to switch roles in some of the verses in order to accommodate the vocal ranges of each of us.
Asturias (Leyenda) on Oud
Asturias (Leyenda) of Isaac Albéniz on Oud by me.
Asturias is a very famous flamenco piece which was originally composed for Piano then later transcribed for Guitar.
Here I play it based on Farid El Atrache’s version on Oud. Farid, who himself was and still is a source of inspiration for many Oud players, adapted Asturias to the Oud and made it famous in the Arab world back in the 50’s.
Tislam Ya Aaskar Libnan on Oud – تسلم يا عسكر لبنان على العود
Home recording of Lebanese patriotic song Tislam Ya Aaskar Libnan on Oud – تسلم يا عسكر لبنان على العود by Wassim Njeim
Al-Rabih on Oud and Ukulele by Wassim Njeim
Rendition of Farid El Atrache’s Al Rabih by Wassim Njeim on Oud and Ukulele.
This is a multitrack recording where every instrument is performed and recorded separately. Instruments used are Ukulele, Oud, Keyboard (for Rhythm and Chords).
Singing Quizás, Quizás, Quizás with my daughter
A home recording of Quizás with my 6 year-old daughter.
Quizás is an old cuban song by Osvaldo Farrés and initially performed by Bobby Capó.
The english version is Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps.
Andrea Bocelli recorded his cover of this song with Jennifer Lopez in 2013. We’re inspired by that version of the song. We’re singing it on the same scale as Bocelli (E minor) even though in the video it shows I’m playing it on D minor (It was actually transposed on the keyboard)
Woulida Al Masi7 – Christmas song – ولد المسيح
Woulida Al Masi7 is a Christmas song in Arabic/Lebanese which basically means “Christ is born”. A very simple song on minor scale that changes from A minor to D minor. It was initially performed by the Lebanese female singer Majida Al Roumi.
This is a home recording that I’ve done with my 7 year-old daughter. It’s a multitrack recording in which every instrument, voice and sound was recorded separately. The instruments used were Strings (on Keyboard), Arabic Oud, Fox rhythm, among others. I also recorded the hands clapping part separately.