Charbel Rouhana was drawn to the oud because it reflected the oriental ambience of his beloved homeland. The oud {a short-necked, half pear-shaped, plucked, instrument} is a direct ancestor of the European lute and the most popular string instrument in Middle Eastern music. Born in Amchit, Lebanon in 1965, Charbel earned a Diploma in oud performance and a MA in musicology. Author of eight books describing a next style, technique and method of playing the oud, and a teacher at USEK {The Holy-Spirit University} and at Lebanon’s National Conservatory of Music.
[from Zein’s World Music Newletter]

Winner of the Murex d’Or for the year 2000 / Musician of the Year. Winner of the First Prize at the 1990 Hirayama, Japan competition for the composition “Hymn of Peace”.
Charbel composed music for the choreographer Abdul Halim Caracalla’s shows: "2000 and 2 Nights" [2002], “Bi Laylat Qamar” [1999], “Andalusia, the Lost Glory” [1997], and “Elissa, Queen of Carthage” [1995]. Performed in “Jadal”, an oud duet composed by Marcel Khalife [1995].
Composed the overture of “Fares Bani Marwan” TV series [2004], the original music of the film “Sayedat Al-Kasr”, a Misr Interational Films / Youssef Chahine & Co. production [2004], and of the film “Living Martyr”, a Signature production [2000].

Charbel Rouhana CDs / as composer, arranger, musician and singer:

Dangerous, 2006

"We Live" with various artists, [Forward Music] 2006

"LASHOU ET-TAGHYEER" single, 2005

Sourat – Trait d’Union 2004

The Art of Middle Eastern Oud [ARC music] 2003 {out in Lebanon under the title "Vice Versa"}

Muhammad al-Durrah, single, [Arab Women’s Court] 2001

Mazaj Alani [Voix De L’Orient] 2000

Mada with Hani Siblini [Voix De L’Orient] 1998

Salamat [Voix De L’Orient] 1997