Ud player, composer and teacher Issa Boulos was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, 1968. Issa Boulos comes from a family of both musical and literary traditions…
Artist Profiles: Issa Boulos
Tag: Palestinian music
Artist Profiles: Marwan Abado
Marwan Abado was born a Palestinian refugee in Beirut, Lebanon in 1967. As a child from Christian Palestinians he experienced as a child the fate…
Artist Profiles: Reem Kelani
Reem Kelani was born in Manchester, in the UK and brought up in Kuwait. Reem’s father comes from Ya’bad near Jenin, and her mother from…
Artist Profiles: Le Trio Joubran
Renowned throughout the Arab world, Le Trio Joubran is led by Palestinian ud virtuoso Samir Joubran. Samir performs in duo or trio lineups with his…
Artist Profiles: Amal Murkus
Amal Murkus is a Palestinian singer and actress. A citizen of Israel, she was born and raised in the village of Kufer Yasef in the…
A Beautiful Musical Experience in East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem West Jerusalem, featuring David Broza, Steve Earle, Muhammad Mughrabi and Mira Awad (Film Movement, 2016) The film East Jerusalem West Jerusalem is a…
Delightful Reem Kelani Live at the Tabernacle in London
Reem Kelani – Live at the Tabernacle (Fuse Records, 2016) Sometimes it’s easy to forget that recordings of live performances are dynamic interactions with polite…
Interview with Trio Joubran, Performers at Rainforest World Music Festival 2012
Palestinian act Trio Joubran is scheduled to perform at the 2012 edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival. The festival takes place July 13 –…
Oud Virtuoso Nizar Rohana Releases first Album
Palestinian musician Nizar Rohana recently released his first CD, titled Sard (Narration). On Sard, the authenticity of the “Oud language” is highly maintained, yet, refreshing…
The Chéhadé brothers
The Chéhadé brothers are singer-songwriters from Jerusalem. They were born and raised in a family where art had an important place. Their home was an…