Omar Souleyman - RBMA 2010

Syrian musical legend Omar Souleyman and his revolving crew of musicians have been a staple of folk pop in their home country for years, which might well be due to the fact they have released more than five-hundred studio and live cassette albums, a great feat by all accounts. For those not familiar with Omar's music: it is an amalgamation of Syrian, Arabic, Kurdish and Turkish styles and is driven by Arabic keyboard solos and frantic break-neck speed rhythms. His first hit in his home-country was with 'Jani' in 1996 and over the years his popularity has steadily risen through the circulation of his own particular brand of music (called Shabi) passed hand to hand through the villages of Syria. He talks to us here about his history, the spread of his music worldwide and how embracing technology has set him apart from his fellow Syrian musicians.


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Omar Souleyman Playlist
Omar Souleyman - Dabke 2001 - Sublime Frequencies
Omar Souleyman - Jani - Sublime Frequencies
Omar Souleyman - Leh Jani - Sublime Frequencies
Omar Souleyman - Atabat (A Style Of Sung Poetry) - Sublime Frequencies
Omar Souleyman - Jamila (Beautiful Woman) - Sublime Frequencies
Omar Souleyman - La Sidounak Sayyada - Sublime Frequencies
Omar Souleyman - Kaset Hanzai - Sublime Frequencies
Omar Souleyman - Laqtuf Ward Min Khaddak - Sublime Frequencies
Omar Souleyman - Qalub An Nas (People's Hearts) - Sublime Frequencies
Omar Souleyman - Lansob Sherek (I Will Make A Trap) - Sublime Frequencies
Omar Souleyman - Shift Al Mani (I Saw Her) - Sublime Frequencies
Omar Souleyman - Atabat - Unknown

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