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Bana Haffar

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About Me

Born in 1987, Bana began playing the violin at the age of 11 then switched to the bass at 15. She comes from a Lebanese Argentinian background. She has lived in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Dubai, France and the US, exposing her to many different kinds of music, both ethnic and contemporary. She has played with many different kinds of bands including metal, funk, blues, trip hop, jungle, jazz, and hip hop. After graduating from high school, she spent nine months at Music Academy International in Nancy, France. She is currently studying at Musician's Institute in Hollywood.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/12/2007
Influences: The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Earth Wind and Fire, Jaco Pastorious, Wayne Shorter, Mokhtar Samba, Porcupine Tree, Eric Satie, Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinski, Claude Debussy, Bill Evans, Paul Desmond, Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Oscar Pettiford, John Patitucci, Paul Chambers, Ray Brown, Michel Alibo, Richard Bona, Mike Stern, Pat Martino, Yellowjackets, Pat Metheny, Aphex Twin, Underworld, Eric Truffaz, Meddy Gerville, Karim Ziad, Matthiew Garrison, Cameo, Pleasure, Roy Hargrove, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jimmy Johnson, Joe Zawinul, Dominique DiPiazza, and many many more...
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Playing with Googoosh in Dubai

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNRqI7UPcKo Playing with Googoosh in Dubai...
Posted by Bana Haffar on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:44:00 PST

Googoosh in Houston (3 of 8) - 03/15/2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbUTvqHYqiI Playing with Googoosh at the Houston convention center...
Posted by Bana Haffar on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:45:00 PST

Ivan Manoloff Band - 1st Love Live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyqgLgXpTL8 ...
Posted by Bana Haffar on Wed, 21 May 2008 09:16:00 PST