"This music, with its entrancing sensuality accentuated by the singer’s guttural crooning, was intensely seductive, and I felt drawn into its mysterious spell. Although her songs can be happy, the predominant mood suggested ancient sorrow built into the music."

“Despite her strong views, Awad says she doesn't write explicitly political songs. "Even those that reflect a situation or something I saw on the news, I would write in emotional terms."...”

"Yes, Mira Awad is indeed an outsider and her outsider status does rankle. Part of her – one senses – would like to concentrate on her career as a successful singer and actress, but she is forever drawn into politics. None of this means she wants sympathy. She comes across as charismatic and contented."

“MIRA AWAD GIVES A MOVING PERFORMANCE AT THE PERES PEACE HOUSE...The audience were very moved by Mira’s voice, and nearly all came up to shake her hand following the performance and thanked her for a truly special evening.”