Artist Info: Matar Muhammad

Matar Muhammad (1939-1995) was an acclaimed buzuq player from Lebanon.

Matar's birthplace is object of discussion among some authors: Some of them assert that Matar was born in Bekaa plain, while others state that he was born in Alarida, a little village located in the syrian border, into a romani family.

At the age of 7, his parents and elder brother introduced him to buzuq, oriental chord instrument with a large handle, from the family of the lute. [read more...]