[1][2] In his early career, he created over 200 compositions and directed several musical groups, including a dance troupe called Al-Funoun.
[1][2][5] He also taught at the University[6] and founded the Issa Boulos Quartet, which played Arabic jazz.
Kind of like having a love affair between two people who are tied together and there are certain rules that determine the relationship and movement of the sounds.
"[3] Rif (Countryside) was released in 2007, featuring Nermin Kaygusuz playing Boulos's compositions for the kemence.
The instrumental music was inspired by overlooked elements of the Mediterranean, including fig trees, soil, and dew.
[10] The following year, Al-Hallaj was released, which Boulos had composed based on the work of the eponymous Sufi poet.
One reviewer called him "an Arab-American intellectual powerhouse whose work is highly significant in maintaining musical artistry little appreciated by Arab societies.
[16][17] He completed a PhD in ethnomusicology from Leiden University in 2020 with a dissertation entitled "The Palestinian music-making experience in the West Bank, 1920s to 1959: Nationalism, colonialism, and identity".
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