Clarissa Bitar
Clarissa Bitar (Arabic: كلاريسا بيطار; born Los Angeles, California, 1993) is an award-winning Palestinian oud player and composer. They graduated from University of California Santa Barbara and holds a bachelor's degree in Music with an emphasis on Ethnomusicology. They later continued their training with prominent oud players including Simon Shaheen, Charbel Rouhana, and Bassam Saba.[1] [2][3]
Career
Clarissa has performed around the United States and internationally and has blended the oud in many genres including Pop, Hip Hop, and Rap. They have worked with artists including Ali Gatie, Massari, Mona Haydar, Omar Offendum, Nasri Atweh, and Elyanna. [4][5] They released a poetry-oud EP with Palestinian writer Mohammed El-Kurd titled Bellydancing on Wounds. Their music has been featured in film, podcasts, radio, and television. In 2021 they released their debut album titled Hassan Sabi.[6][7] The song Bayara was featured on episode 8 of the Netflix series Mo staring Mo Amer.[8][9][10] Clarissa's music has been featured in international exhibits including the exhibit “Your Brain to Me, My Brain to You” by renowned Swiss visual artist Pipilotti Rist in Qatar, her first exhibit in the Middle East.[11][12]
Select discography
- 2019 - Bellydancing On Wounds, EP
- 2019 - Bayati, EP
- 2020 - Rannan, single
- 2020 - Leila, single
- 2020 - Nada, single
- 2021 - Hassan Sabi, album
- 2021 - Awtar, single
- 2022 - Homeland Security, single
- 2022 - The Maze, single
References
- ↑ "Clarissa Bitar: An Award-Winning Palestinian Oud Musician". abouther.com. About Her. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ↑ "Oud Musician Clarissa Bitar Quartertones". www.afikra.com. Afikra. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ↑ Pauline Pechakjian (2018-10-24). "In the Hands of Women: The Tradition and Transformation of the Oud". sheshreds.com. She Shreds. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ↑ "Ali Gatie - Can't Let You Go [Official Music Video]". www.youtube.com. Youtube. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ↑ "Massari, Ali Gatie - I See The Dream (Badna Salam) [Official Acoustic Performance]". www.youtube.com. Youtube. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ↑ Sama'an Ashrawi (2021-10-04). "Palestine in America Blog The Oud Is The Cure". www.palestineinamerica.com. Palestine in America. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ↑ Nader Ihmoud (2021-08-27). "Clarissa Bitar Discusses Debut Album "Hassan Sabi"". www.palestineinamerica.com. Palestine in America. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "Mo Season 1 Soundtrack - All the Songs List, Listen to Full Music". Soundtracki.com. SOUNDTRACKI. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ↑ Shamira Ibrahim (2022-09-06). "How Mo On Netflix Bridges Houston's Black Community With Palestinian Solidarity". www.refinery29.com. Refinery29. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ↑ "Mo Soundtrack [2022]". www.what-song.com. whatsong. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ↑ "NMoQ opens first Mideast exhibit by Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist". thepeninsulaqatar.com. The Peninsula. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ↑ "Two immersive exhibitions continuing at National Museum of Qatar". thepeninsulaqatar.com. The Peninsula. 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
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