Artist Info: Essam Afea

Born in Kuwait on 1971, Issam has studied in Kuwait and Syria at the High Institute of Music in Damascus as a student of Fayez Zahr El-Din, Aref Abdallah and Askar Ali-Akbar, He received his BA degree in Oud and Double Bass in 1995. Currently, in addition to his position as Chair of the Arabic Music Department at his alma mater in Damascus, he is on faculty of the Arab Conservatory where he teaches both Oud and western Harmony. Issam is also an active composer and arranger for Syrian TV and theater. [read more...]