JUNO nominated Lebanese-Canadian drummer, composer, educator and producer Sanah Kadoura comes to the fore on her dynamic sophomore album Duality. A follow-up to 2018's critically-acclaimed Hawk Eyes, Duality focuses thematically on the balance between light and dark. Musically, the album traverses the modern jazz idiom with hints of neo-soul and a strong musical influence from Kadoura's motherland of Lebanon. 
Duality was selected as Downbeat Magazines Top Albums of 2023!

After living in New York City for a decade, Sanah Kadoura has quickly risen to prominence as a first-call drummer and an inventive composer. Kadoura has a special approach to her playing, a rare musicality that infuses melody and nuance into each rhythmic refrain. Whereas Hawk Eyes intrigued and excited audiences about Kadoura's sound, Duality cements the artist's position as one of the forefront creative drummers and composers on the modern jazz scene, telling a story of hope and resilience. "As we all navigate through our own internal balance, this album is an offering of healing, guidance and love," she shares. "We all have our own battles, and I think it's easier for us as humans to connect with each other through darkness, and find the light together." 



Sanah has produced, recorded or shared the stage with the legendary Kirk Lighstey (Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Chet Baker), Philip Harper (Art Blakey), Ed Cherry (Dizzy Gillespie) Mark Whitfield (Herbie Hancock), Jon Baptiste, Joe Locke, Nicholas Payton, Frank Lacy (The Jazz Messengers), Mike Stern, Pat Bianchi, Joel Frahm,
Roy Hargrove, Jeremy Pelt, Johnny O'Neal, Jazzmeia Horn, Ronnie Foster, among many others.
Her debut album Hawk Eyes and her sophomore album Duality are now available on all platforms.

Noted works
Sanah released her sophmore album Duality 3/3/23. 
Downbeat Magazine recognized Duality as one of the Top Albums of 2023.
Sanah was a part of a Jim Carrey second line skit on The Stephen Colbert Show with Jon Baptiste.
As a member of the Canadian All-Star group Ostara, Sanah recorded drums on their debut album, releasing in 2022.
"Rise," a composition of hers, will also be featured on the album.
Along with performing, Sanah composed all the music on her debut album Hawk Eyes, which featured James Genus (Herbie Hancock, SNL), Mark Whitfield (Herbie Hancock, Chris Botti), Jeremy Pelt (Al Foster, Louis Hayes), Tivon Pennicott (Gregory Porter), Willerm Delisfort (Lauryn Hill, T-Pain), and Elyum Basaldi. 
Downbeat Magazine and Jazz Times Magazine featured Sanah in full page articles for her debut album Hawk Eyes.
Sanah co-produced Nicholas Payton’s recent single release “Sounds Like A Memory" 

Education
- MASTERS OF MUSIC IN JAZZ DRUMSET PERFORMANCE - S.U.N.Y. PURCHASE, NEW YORK, NY, USA
- BACHELORS OF JAZZ STUDIES IN DRUMSET PERFORMANCE - ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, ANTIGONISH, NS, CANADA
- DIPLOMA OF JAZZ STUDIES - MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY, CALGARY, AB, CANADA