He is a vocalist in addition to playing guitar, bass, oud, flute, clarinet and tablas. The English words lute, rebec, and naker are derived from Arabic oud, rabab, and naqareh. The song also features Arabic instruments such as, oud and ney. Instruments include qanun, riq, santur, darbuka, naqareh, ney, djose and oud. Taha performed with Algerian artist Mehdi Haddab who plays the oud. He learned to play the Arabic and Kazoo oud and guitar as a child. Berber music is influenced by Andalusian classical music and typified by its "oud" accompaniment. The modern oud is most likely derived from the Persian barbat. He created different styles of the Arabian Oud. This style is closely related to Oud bruin. String instruments, such as the oud and rebaba, are also commonly used. The ancestor of the oud, the barbat was in use in pre-Islamic Persia. An observation Al-Zahrawi discovered after his monkey ate the strings of his oud. He was buried in Al Oud cemetery in Riyadh. He simultaneously was taught playing the oud.