Ruba Saqr

Singer-Songwriter Ruba Saqr’s Work Has Been Internationally Recognised By Winning The UNESCO Prize For Best Innovative Performance Bridging Traditional And Contemporary Traditions In 2007 For Performing 3 Of Her Originals "Sadaqa" "Ana Qindeel" & "Fil Thalam" At The Samarqand Int'l Music Festival .
She Also Won UK-Based Global Battle Of The Bands/Jordan Competition In 2005 Which Led To A UK Appearance At The Astoria. Mid 2007 She Took Part In UK-Sponsored Music Matbakh Under The Music Leadership Of English Producer Justin Adams Robert Plant’s Guitarist And Producer Of Malian Desert Blues Band Tinariwen She Toured The UK & 5 Arab Countries With The Project . Ruba’s Family From Her Mother’s Side Comprises A Lineage Of Sufi Teachers... This Has Had Influence On Her Introduction Of Elements Of Sufism Arabic Soul & Blues Into Her Singing. Ruba Saqr Was Recently Described By Justin Adams As “the Jordanian Joan Baez." She Will Be Releasing Her Debut Album In 2008. read less