Waed Bouhassoun

Waed Bouhassoun is a Syrian singer and oud player. She has released four solo albums of traditional Syrian music, and toured internationally since 2010. She is a founding instructor-performer for the project "Orpheus XXI – Music for life and dignity," supporting refugee musicians in Europe. In 2018, she was made a chevalier (knight) of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Beginning in 2016, Bouhassoun was one of the founding instructor-performers for the project "Orpheus XXI – Music for life and dignity," a program led by famous Catalan musician Jordi Savall to support refugees in Europe with traditional music training. Apart from her own albums, Bouhassoun has also contributed to three albums by musical ensembles directed by Jordi Savall.