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The '''oud''' is the precursor to the [[lute]] and among the most important instruments in [[Middle East]]ern music.

The '''oud''' is among the most important instruments in [[Middle East]]ern music.

[[Ancestry.com]] found that the oud is the ancestor to many lutes around the world. It travelled through the [[Silk Road]] and evolved into the [[China|Chinese]] [[pipa]], which in turn evolved into the [[Japan]]ese [[biwa]], [[Korea]]n [[bipa]], and [[Vietnam]]ese [[đàn tỳ bà]]. Furthermore, it came to [[Europe]] and evolved into the European [[lute]], which in turn became the modern [[guitar]], alongside the [[mandolin]], [[ukulele]], [[cavaquinho]], [[charango]], and [[Portuguese guitar]]. All that from a single Middle Eastern instrument.

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