In 2005, Ruba Saqr won Global Battle of the Bands (Jordan finals), which also led to a UK appearance at the Astoria. She has considerable experience of working on international collaborative projects, having been recently involved in Music Matbakh (2007) under the music leadership of Justin Adams, Robert Plant?s guitarist and producer of Malian desert blues band Tinariwen; organized by the British-Council with UK’s music production company, Serious.
Ruba’s family, from her mother’s side, is of Sufi origin and she has recently begun to introduce elements from the Sufi tradition into her music in commemoration of her Sufi master and teacher, her late grandmother who passed away in May 2006. When not working on her music, Ruba writes for high profile Arab publications about alternative and underground music in her country, and has a music opinion column that appears every Monday in Jordan’s Al Ghad Newspaper.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
