was born and raised in Amman, Jordan. She composed her first piece of music, a simple birthday song for her brother, when she was just 9 years old. She is now one of a handful of Arab women composers in the world. Her compositions are featured in documentaries and films like 鈥淭he Curve,鈥� a feature film recently selected at the . One of her pieces also recently made its world premiere with the , a German-based group of Syrian musicians who are trying to show the world a different side of their homeland. Host Frank Stasio talks to Suad Bushnaq about her journey from Amman to Raleigh, where she now teaches at the .
'My music encapsulates all of my hometowns [...] in a way I carry my home in my music'~ Suad Bushnaq
Listen to one of her most famous pieces, "Lamma Bada Yatathanna"
"Hijazz Majazzy"
