Oud maker, Ahmed Abd El Halim, 50, works at his workshop "House of Oud" in Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Music instruments are seen on display on a street in old Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018.
Artisan Mohammed Karam works on an oud in front of a workshop in Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018.
Ouds are pictured at the workshop in Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018.
Oud maker, Ahmed Abd El Halim, 50, sits in front of his workshop "House of Oud" in Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018.
An oud is seen in front of a shop in Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018.
A shopkeeper waits for customers at a drums shop on a street in old Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018.
Oud maker, Ahmed Abd El Halim (L), 50, works at his workshop 'House of Oud' with his son Fady, in Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018.
A musican tests traditional simsimiyya at a workshop 'House of Oud' in Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018.
Fady Ahmed Abd El Halim, 18 , works at his father's workshop 'House of Oud' in Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018.
Jars filled with glue used in the making of ouds are seen at workshop 'House of Oud' in Cairo, Egypt, April 11, 2018.
Artisan Mohammed Karam works on an oud in front of a workshop in Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018.
Oud maker, Ahmed Abd El Halim, 50, works at his workshop "House of Oud" in Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018.
Artisan Mohammed Karam works on an oud in front of a workshop in Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018.
Shopkeepers wait for customers on a street in old Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018.
Oud: Middle Eastern rhythm of sound