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omar souleyman - dabke 2020: folk & pop sounds of syria - sublime frequencies - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: World - Misc

1. Atabat (A Sung Folk Poetry)
2. I Will Make a Trap
3. Shift Al Mani (I've Seen Her)
4. La Sidounak Sayyada (I Will Prevent the Hunters from Hunting You)
5. Jamila (The Beautiful One)
6. Al Khalub An Nas (People's Hearts)
7. Laqtuf Ward Min Khaddak (I Will Pick a Flower from Your Cheek)
8. Kaset Hanzal (Drinking from the Glass of Bitterness)

Sublime Frequencies presents the second volume of Northeast Syrian Dabke music from legendary vocalist Omar Souleyman and his group. This is the limited edition LP version packaged in a heavy duty tip-on jacket. TIP!!

This record 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. Culled from dozens of cassettes recorded in Syria from 1999-2008, the music here is an extension of Omar's Highway to Hassake 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.