Birth: NULL/NULL/1950 Death:NULL/NULL/NULL
Born in Jerusalem in 1958; was member of Al-Kawakeb band in 1972; studied Music Theory and Piano at the Ramallah Institute for Fine Arts from 1973-74; plays numerous (oriental instruments), incl. the Oud, Qanoon, Percussion and Kawala; founded Al-Manar band in Jerusalem in 1979; co-founded the Sabreen Music Group in Jerusalem in 1980 and has been the composer and producer of its music since; trained a children’s musical group, Bidayat, established at Sabreen in 1983; was involved in training the Juthour folk group and the Sanabel singing group at Birzeit University from 1988-91; served as Artistic Director of ‘Al-Quds Al-Sharif Festival’ in East Jerusalem in 1992 and of the Ramallah Summer Nights festival in 1998; was involved in the music production for several Palestinian groups, incl. the Sirriyet Ramallah (First Ramallah) Group, Al-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe, Ashtar for Theater Productions and Training, and Al-Kasaba Theater; also composes music for theater (incl. Al-Kasaba and Ashtar), documentaries, and films, incl. Michel Khleifi’s Canticle of the Stones (1990), Alya Arosgly’s This is Not Living (2001), Mohammed Bakri’s Jenin Jenin (2003), Rashid Mashharawi’s Haifa (1996), Upside Down (2000) and Meters Away (2005) and Marc Cayce’s Forbidden Fruits (2005); is the Director of Sabreen Association for Artistic Development and serves on the Board and/or as consultant for many cultural organizations, incl. the Palestinian Association for Contemporary Arts (PACA), Turath Center for Cultural Heritage, and the Ramallah Cultural Palace.
