Born in Shfaram, a small town in Palestine, Hosam Hayek took the first step in his musical career by learning how to play the guitar followed by the oud, which he considers not only as the key instrument in Arabic music but also the key to his own history and future.  As he continued along his musical journey, he succeeded in mastering the oud by developing his own technique that allowed him to reflect the complex and deep secrets of Western music while remaining faithful to the origins of Arabic music.