Kamilya Jubran

Kamilya Jubran (; born 1962) is a Palestinian singer, songwriter, and musician.

Early life Kamilya Jubran was born in Rameh in 1962 to Palestinian Israeli 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 Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

She has described herself as "deeply atheist".

Career Jubran plays the oud and qanun, among other instruments. From 1982–2002, she was the lead singer of Sabreen, an Arabic musical group based in occupied East Jerusalem. Since 2002, she has toured solo and collaborated with a range of European musicians. In 2013, she was featured alongside Tom Morello and Julian Assange as a guest artist on Calle 13's single "Multi Viral".

Discography With Sabreen Dukhan al-Barakin (1984) Mawt al-Nabi (1988) Jayy al-Hamam (1994) Ala Fein (2000)

Solo Wameedd (2006) Wanabni (2010) Makan (2009) Nhaoul' (2013)