Sabreen

Sabreen

Group from Palestinian Territories

About Sabreen

Sabreen (Arabic: صابرين, romanized: Ṣābirīn, lit. '[the] patient ones' or 'those awaiting'; cf. sabr) is a pioneer Palestinian musical group. Based in East Jerusalem, Sabreen was founded in 1980 by Said Murad. Their vision focused on the development of the Palestinian modern song, reflecting the humanitarian and cultural reality in general, and the suffering endured from the political situation in particular. Sabreen's members have changed over the years, the most notable members were Said Murad, Kamilya Jubran, Odeh Tourjman, Issa Freij, Yacoub Abu Arafeh, Issam Murad, Samer Mussallem, and Wissam Murad. Said Murad is the composer and arranger of the music, and Kamilya Jubran was the lead vocalist on four albums out of the five studio albums released. In 1987, the Sabreen Association for Artistic Development was established as a non-profit, community-based organization specializing in the promotion of music in Palestine and combining it with different artistic expressions and forms.

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