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Clarissabitar.com   Clarissa Bitar is a Palestinian oud musician and composer born, raised, and based in Los Angeles. She graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Music and an emphasis in Ethnomusicology. As a student, Clarissa won multiple awards for excellence in performance in Ethnomusicology and had the privilege of playing around California with the UC Santa Barbara Middle East Ensemble. To further her studies, Clarissa sought out and learned from prominent Arab oudists including Simon Shaheen, Charbel Rouhana, and Bassam Saba.  Clarissa now works as a studio musician and has turned her classical oud style into exciting collaborations with artists of many different genres including Massari, Elyanna, Omar Offendum, Ali Gatie, Mona Haydar, Sandhill, Nasri Atweh, and Rotana. Her solo EP “Bayati,” was released in 2019 and focuses on the maqam Bayati, an important mode in Arab music.   When she’s not working on new music, she travels the United States (and abroad) to perform and teach oud. Her passion for teaching and sharing knowledge of Arab music is driven by the hope that younger generations of Arabs, especially those in the diaspora, can continue to have access to this tradition. Clarissa Bitar’s music is available on all streaming platforms. Follow her on Instagram @clarissabitar for updates on future releases.

اسمي عمر مجدي. أصلي على سيدنا محمد النبي الأمي العربي القرشي سيد الكونين وإمام الثقلين ، واقرأ ما تيسر من آيات التنزيل عسى أن ينشر الله في قلوبنا الأنوار بسر نبيه المختار