Kamilya Jubran with Oud in Cologne (8397)

Kamilya Jubran is a

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

singer, songwriter, and musician.

Early life

Kamilya Jubran was born in

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(Akka) in 1962 to

parents. Her father Elias is a music teacher and maker of traditional Palestinian instruments such as the oud. Her brother Khaled is also a musician. Jubran and her family were featured in ''Telling Strings'' (2007), a documentary about generational differences and cultural identity in

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. She moved to

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

in 1981 to study social work at the

Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

at the

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. 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.

Career

Jubran plays the

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and qanun, among other instruments. From 1982-2002, she was the lead singer of Sabreen, an

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musical group based in occupied East Jerusalem. Since 2002, she has toured solo and collaborated with a range of European musicians, including Werner Hasler. In 2013, she was featured alongside

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and

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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

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