Arab Psychedelic Rock from the Bay Area
Camellia Boutros is an Arab-American composer and multi-instrumentalist based in San Francisco. After years of experience performing with a diverse array of Arab, Balkan, and Mexican music groups on trumpet, oud, and bass, she developed a fretless 12-string electric guitar as a vehicle for composing her own brand of Arab experimental rock. Naming her instrument the “electric oud-guitar,” Camellia writes music rooted in both Arabic Maqam and the Bay Area sound, which reflects her own experience growing up between California and the Levant. Her music and lyrics defy genre definition, forming an experimental blend of rock, Arabic folk, jazz, and brass music, all of which can be found on her first solo album, Refuge. Current band members: * Michael Morales: Drumset * Michael Booker: Tenor Saxophone * Sean Spangenberg: Electric BassJoin the Mailing List
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