The Lebanese musician and musicologist’s current research focuses on the musical dimension(s) of the Arabic language, as a tool to generate new methods of working with electronics.

Photo: Zakaria Wakrim

Saba has released four albums and collaborated with musicians of different backgrounds, such as Kamilya Jubran, Mike Cooper, Jean Marc Montera, Floy Krouchi, and Kyungso Park, among others. She has been part of several international programs and residencies (including two in Korea), and is a three-time laureate of the music residency program at La Cité Internationale des Arts, in Paris. Saba holds a Master’s in Musicology, focusing mainly on the parallels between classical Arabic music and Arabic visual art.

  • Arb'een (40), by Youmna Saba

  • Arb'een (40), by Youmna Saba