Kamilya Jubran

Kamilya Jubran in Cologne in 2009

Kamilya Jubran is a Palestinian singer, songwriter, and musician.

Early life

Kamilya Jubran was born in Acre (Akka) in 1962 to Palestinian parents.[1][2] Her father Elias is a music teacher and maker of traditional Palestinian instruments such as the oud.[3] Her brother Khaled is also a musician.[4] Jubran and her family were featured in Telling Strings (2007), a documentary about generational differences and cultural identity in Palestine.[5]

She moved to Jerusalem in 1981 to study social work at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[2] It was there that Jubran discovered her identity, history and heritage. After being introduced to Said Murad, the founder of musical group Sabreen (patient ones), Jubran joined the group in 1982 (2 years after its foundation) and became the only Palestinian member who had been born in Israel. In 2002, she moved to Europe.[6]

Career

Jubran plays the oud and qanun, among other instruments.[1] From 1982-2002, she was the lead singer of Sabreen, an Arabic musical group based in occupied East Jerusalem. Since 2002, she has toured solo and collaborated with a range of European musicians, including Werner Hasler.[1]

In 2013, she was featured alongside Tom Morello and Julian Assange as a guest artist on Calle 13's single "Multi_Viral".

Discography

Sabreen

  • Dukhan al-Barakin (1984)
  • Mawt al-Nabi (1988)
  • Jayy al-Hamam (1994)
  • Ala Fein (2000)

Solo

  • Wameedd (2006)
  • Wanabni (2010)
  • Makan (2009)
  • Nhaoul' (2013)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Biography". Kamilya Jubran. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Finishing a musical odyssey alone". The Daily Star (Lebanon). June 23, 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ Torstrick, Rebecca L. (2004). Culture and Customs of Israel. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 165. ISBN 0313320918.
  4. ^ Brinner, Benjamin (2009). Playing across a Divide: Israeli-Palestinian Musical Encounters. Oxford University Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780195175813.
  5. ^ "2007 Telling Strings". Balzli & Fahrer GmbH Filmproduction. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Kamilya Jubran, voix jaillissante de la chanson orientale". Le Monde. January 1, 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2016.