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July 3rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The lute virtuoso will also deliver a lecture on the history of the string instrument during the event which will be held from July 6 to 8 in Kuala Lumpur.
“I will present three performances during the event and also deliver a speech about the history of lute in different parts of the world,” Nazempour told Mehr News Agency.
He will also hold a workshop on the sidelines of the event to show music lovers how to play the lute.
The Gambus Conference and Festival will focus on gambus and lute, two popular string instruments used in Asian and Middle-Eastern music.
Lute is a stringed instrument with a neck and a round back which is considered to be one of the oldest musical instruments of oriental civilizations.
Made of wood and with six double strings, the lute is a highly ornate instrument. Records on the instrument date back more than 5,000 years.
Gambus is a short-necked lute that originated in Yemen and spread throughout the Arabian Peninsula. It has twelve nylon strings that are plucked with a plastic plectrum to generate sound, much like a guitar.
Musicians from Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, The United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Lebanon and Canada will also attend the festival.
Organized by Malaysia’s National Conservatory of Arts, the festival will feature several concerts, workshops, master classes and lectures.
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