Maya Youssef
| Maya Youssef | |
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| Born | Damascus, Syria |
| Genres | Syrian music, Arabic music, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, singer |
| Instruments | qanun, violin |
| Associated acts | , Joe Boyd |
| Website | mayayoussef |
Maya Youssef is a Syrian musician who plays the qanun.[1][2][3] She has performed on the BBC Proms and WOMAD. She is also a campaigner against sexism in music and has been called 'The Queen of the Qanun'.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Early life[]
Youssef was born in Damascus, Syria, and learned to play the violin as a child, before switching to the qanun.[12] She moved to the United Kingdom in 2012 due to the Syrian Civil War.[13][14]
Discography[]
- Syrian Dreams (2017)
- The Last Post (Soundtrack) (2017)
- Gold (Soundtrack) (2017)
References[]
- ^ "VARIOUS BBC Late Junction Sessions: Unpopular Music vinyl at Juno Records". Juno.co.uk.
- ^ "Maya Youssef | Syrian Dreams Out Now!". Mayayoussef.com.
- ^ Bloomfield, Stephen (July 10, 2019). "Maya Youssef in Algeria". Music.britishcouncil.org.
- ^ "BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, Radio 3 Home Sessions: Maya Youssef". BBC.
- ^ "Mrs Maya Youssef | Staff | SOAS University of London". Soas.ac.uk.
- ^ "Maya Youssef | Cambridge Junction". Junction.co.uk.
- ^ Youssef, Maya. "Online Concerts with Maya Youssef". Mayayoussefmusic.com.
- ^ "MAYA YOUSSEF". Turnersims.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Maya Youssef مايا يوسف". Bandsintown.com.
- ^ "Maya Youssef". Warwick Arts Centre.
- ^ "Maya Youssef". JazzBFango.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "About". Mayayoussef.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Maya Youssef | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Maya Youssef | Newcomer Award". Songlines.
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