About Me

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Born in Jerusalem Palestine 1984. I started playing percussions at the age of 12.
Performed in numerous concerts in corporation with Edward Said National Conservatory between 1998 and 2007 in several countries.
• Participated in the Palestine International Festival for two years as a musician and a volunteer, and I participated in many music projects for the Popular Arts Centre
• Performed numerous times in the Jerusalem Music festival.
• Participated in many activities within the Franco-German Cultural Centre in Ramallah, Palestine, such as playing music during their photo exhibitions, palying music for the famous film starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Han, ""Bird On A Wire".
• Performed in numerous International festivals
which included performances with Kudsi Erguner in the Chabada Festival in France, Manfred Leuchter in Aachen, Kiel, and Cologne in Germany and in Palestine International Festival , Yabous Festival .
• My CD credits include Turab’s Hada Leil, Away’s Banafsaji, a recording of the Popular Arts Center, another with a German orchestra featuring the music of Suheil Khoury, ""What if", a CD composed by Ramzi Abu Redwan, and Oyoun Al Kalaam Dalouna Group.
• Performed with Al-Kamandjati Association, Dal’uona Group in multiple International Festivals in European and the Arab countries.
Performed with various groups including Turab, Mawasem, Ghofran, Aywa, Bisan, Yalalan, Dalouna, AWJ (Arabic Choral Ensemble), First Ramallah Group, the Oriental Music Ensemble of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music (ESNCM), Majazz , and Mattab.

Experience & Education

Current

  • Berklee College of Music STUDENT for ALL Performances and Recording experiences l
    May 2008 to Present (over 4 years)

    Please refer to my Event Archives Page on my shared files tab to review my performances and recording experiences listed by semester beginning in the summer semester 2008-PRESENT.

  • Music Teacher for The Kamandjati Association, Ramallah, Palestine
    September 2006 to Present (over 5 years)

    *Teach individual classes in refugee camps and at the associations's center *Teach at workshops throughout Palestine *Responsible for a total of 20 boys and girls ranging in agre from 5-21 *Develope curiculum and work plans for all classes and activities *I return between Berklee semesters ad teach

  • Music Teacher for Kufiyyeh Center of Music, Birzeit, Palestine
    September 2005 to Present (over 6 years)

    *Teach individual classes in the center *Teach at workshops *Responsible for a total of 10 boys and girls ranging in age from 5-16 *Develop curriculum and work for all classes *I return between Berklee semesters to teach

Education

  • BA in Accounting at Birzeit University
    2001 to 2007 (6 years)