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01. OMAR SOULEYMAN - Atabat (A Sung Folk Poetry)
02. OMAR SOULEYMAN - I Will Make A Trap
03. OMAR SOULEYMAN - Shift Al Mani (I've Seen Her)
04. OMAR SOULEYMAN - La Sidounak Sayyada (I Will Prevent The Hunters From Hunting You)
05. OMAR SOULEYMAN - Jamila (The Beautiful One)
06. OMAR SOULEYMAN - Al Khalub An Nas (People's Hearts)
07. OMAR SOULEYMAN - Laqtuf Ward Min Khaddak (I Will Pick A Flower From Your Cheek)
08. OMAR SOULEYMAN - Kaset Hanzal (Drinking From The Glass Of Bitterness)
ARTIST
TITLE
Dabke 2020: Folk & Pop Sounds of Syria
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
SF 049CD SF 049CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
5/12/2009

Repressed again! Sublime Frequencies is pleased to present the second volume of Northeast Syrian dabke music from legendary vocalist Omar Souleyman and his group. This CD was compiled by Mark Gergis to coincide with the Sublime Frequencies UK/European tour in May and June of 2009, featuring live performances by Omar Souleyman himself. Culled from dozens of cassettes recorded in Syria from 1999-2008, the music here is an extension of Omar's Highway to Hassake: Folk & Pop Sounds of Syria (SF 031CD) release, touching on some previously-unheard angles. Their trademark serpentine synthesizers, electrified bouzok (traditional stringed instrument) and driving rhythms forge a severe form of "new wave dabke" with a live energy and integrity that captures the essence of the Syrian Northeast; one-of-a-kind Syrian dabke party tunes, regional atabat-styled crooners, and unbelievable Iraqi party jams. The CD is packaged in a cardboard sleeve with a paper insert.