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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Yousef Zayed was born in Jerusalem in 1982. Yousef Zayed started playing the oriental percussion instruments at the age of 11 years. He then joined the Edward Said National Conservatory of Ramallah, where he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Percussion Instruments. He studied Oud and Eastern music theory with many professional artists like Khaled Joubran, Ahmad Al-Khatib and Issa Boulos. In addition to receiving a Licentiate in Media from Birzeit University. Zayed also plays Bouzuq and Cymbals. He performs in several bands like Nawa, Turab, Karloma, Awj, Palestine Youth Orchestra (PYO) and Le Trio Joubran. Zayed worked at Sabreen Association for Artistic Development, taught oriental percussion at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Ramallah. Zayed is currently studying Percussion and Music Theory at the Conservatory of Gennevilliers in Paris, France.
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