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Kinan Azmeh
Kinan Azmeh
Syrian clarinetist and composer
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Frank London
Frank London
musician from the United States
Simon Shaheen
American Palestinian composer

Simon Shaheen

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American Palestinian composer

Simon Shaheen (Arabic: سيمون شاهين, Hebrew: סימון שאהין‎; born Tarshiha, Upper Galilee, Israel, 1955) is a Palestinian-American oud and violin player and composer who holds Israeli citizenship.

At the age of 2, Shaheen moved with his family to Haifa, Israel, but spent most of the weekends in Tarshiha, an Arab village in northern Israel. The Shaheen family is known for its musicality with music instructor and father Hikmat, oud-playing and instrument-making brother Najib, violinist and oud playing William, and singing sisters Laura and Rosette.