Ghassan Abbasi was born in the town of Al-Hoson, in Northern Jordan in April of 1967. At a young age he was attracted to the sound and look of the oud. Prior to learning the oud, he played on a broken guitar that had one string only. He could play entire songs on this guitar. On one occasion a guest was visiting his house and heard him playing this guitar. The man turned out to be an oud player, and gave Ghassan his first oud as a gift. He also gave him some basic lessons, and this was the beginning of his oud adventure.

From about the age of 18 Ghassan was learning the oud on his own. Early on it was a struggle, and two weeks after he received his oud, Ghassan broke it in frustration. The next day he went to Damascus and bought another oud, and was determined not to give up the challenge of learning to play this wonderful instrument. He continued learning the oud on his own until the year of 1994 when he met the Iraqi Oud Master, Munir Bashir, in Amman, Jordan.

Munir Bashir decided upon meeting Ghassan, that he would supervise his progress from this point forward. He found a good foundation in Ghassan's ability, and he felt he could leave his own impression upon him. Ghassan studied with the master for approximately one and a half years. At this point, Ghassan was practicing what Munir Bashir taught him for about 8 hours minimum a day between lessons.

After the first year and a half with Munir Bashir, the master became ill and left to Europe for medical purposes. For one year, Ghassan studied on his own waiting for the return of his teacher. After it was evident Munir Bashir would not return, he decided to move to Baghdad, where he could meet and study with other masters and players. Some of the artists he met and mixed with were Khaled Mohamed Ali, Salem Abdel Karim, Moataz Mohamed Saleh el-Bayati, Samy Naseem, Raed Khoshaba, and many others. He studied in Baghdad for approximately four months and returned to Jordan thereafter.

Upon returning from Iraq, Ghassan decided to have his first professional performance in his hometown of Al-Hoson. After this performance, he played in numerous venues throughout Jordan, such as, the Jerash Annual Festival, the Royal Cultural Center (Amman), and the Arab Club for Culture and the Arts (Amman). Shortly thereafter, he moved to Lebanon for three years where he released his first CD (Oriental Improvisations). After this he moved to the United Arab Emirates where he also performed professionally.

Ghassan now resides in the U.S.A.

Ghassan is not only an oud player. He also sings, composes, and writes lyrics. He can perform in numerous Arabic dialects perfectly. He is currently working on his first singing album of his own compositions and lyrics. Ghassan is well known for his distinct sound and risha technique.

Ghassan Abbasi bore the name Ghassan Bashir from the year 1998 untill 2006 for personal reasons . And He Denounced the name for personal reasons as well, keeping in mind that respect for Mr. Munir Bashir is still in his heart .

Ghassan just finished recording a new 6 track taqsim & famous Arabic music mixed with taqsim  with the name the (Magic Of Zahleh)   ســـــحر زحــله Also Ghassan just finished recording his first three songs of his own lyrics music & his voice, He will be done with the rest of the CD. Soon hopefully it will be released before the end of 2006.