Aliya Cycon

Musician & composer

Aliya Cycon is a US-born musician specialized in East-West fusion compositions. In 2016 she became the first Arabic lute player to graduate from Berklee College of Music, and has made this oriental stringed instrument her signature style and sound. She has performed her music at the Nobel Peace Prizes in Oslo, and has toured several times as a "Cultural Ambassador" for the US Embassies in Jordan, Tunisia and Kuwait.
In 2019 she completed her Masters in Acting and Production at Berklee Valencia, where she now lives with her husband.