Issam Rafea, also written Essam Rafea (Arabic: عصام رافع, born 1971 in Kuwait), is a Syrian musician, music director and composer, noted for his compositions and performances on the Arabic oud, as former director of the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music and for his collaboration with jazz and world music bands. Since 2013, Rafea has lived in Chicago, touring in the US as well as internationally.
IssamRafea, also written Essam Rafea (Arabic: عصام رافع, born 1971 in Kuwait), is a Syrian musician, music director and composer, noted for his compositions...
musicians and musicians from other cultures, including James Newton, IssamRafea and Shubhendra Rao. She is a graduate of the Central Conservatory of...
Asia and the US. Further, founding members Kinan Azmeh, Dima Orsho and IssamRafea have performed and recorded their compositions inspired by Western and...
well as for opera singing. In 2004, musicians Kinan Azmeh, Dima Orsho, IssamRafea and other former graduates of the HIM formed the jazz fusion band Hewar...
has been a member of the Syrian Hewar ensemble, alongside Kinan Azmeh, IssamRafea and others. In July 2022, Orsho sang and played the role of the prisoner...
successful in the Middle East. In 2003, Azmeh, singer Dima Orsho, oud player IssamRafea and others started the Syrian world fusion band Hewar (Arabic for dialogue)...
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