she won the Newcomer Award this week at the Songlines Music Awards in London. She has performed on the BBC Proms and WOMAD. In May 2019, she was invited by the British Council to play at the European Cultural Festival in Algiers. Youssef is the Director of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Middle Eastern Ensemble at the University of London. Her research at the SOAS involves investigating how music can be used as a healing tool for children in Syrian refugee camps. Discography Syrian Dreams (November 2017) The Last Post (Soundtrack) (2017) Gold (Soundtrack) (2017) Finding home (2022) References External links BBC Radio 3 - In Tune edition featuring Youssef performing Walk With Me on the qanun Living people British women singers Syrian women musicians Lyricists British jazz violinists Qunan players 1984 births