Music like Kamilya Jubran

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

Kamilya Jubran was born in Acre (Akka) in 1962 to Palestinian 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 [Palestine].

She moved to Jerusalem in 1981 to study social work at the Hebrew University. 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.