Sahar Taha

Sahar Taha was an Iraqi singer and journalist who lived in Lebanon. She co-hosted the Lebanese programme Banat Hawa on LBC. She was known for playing the oud in both eastern and western music. She graduated from Business Administration in Baghdad and from oud and singing from the National Conservatory of Lebanon. She wrote for various Arabic and Lebanese newspapers and presented many musical programmes in the Arab media. She performed in many concerts throughout the Middle East and Europe. She was a member of The Professional Artists Syndicate and a member of honor in the Munir Bashir Oud and Traditional Musical Art International Foundation. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and died on August 17, 2018 in the US at the age of 61. She was widely mourned by her fans and the public, and received many posthumous honors and awards for her music and charity work.