The Jawa ensemble has released a music video titled ‘Last Breaths from Aleppo.’ The rich musical Sufi tradition has been transmitted orally in Aleppo, Syria, for decades. Jawa’s goal is to preserve this heritage, which has been threatened by the Syrian war.
The Sufi masters, who have kept the secrets of this musical tradition, are gradually disappearing from the music scene, threatening to lose a treasure of songs forever. Jawa Band presents the traditional musical pieces from its personal perspective and its own vision, while preserving the classical way of performing Sufi muwashahat with its complex rhythms and Middle Eastern maqams.
Here is a taste of the project with this live video:
The ensemble includes Khaled Alhafez on vocals; Youssef Zayed on ud (replaced in the video by Tarek Alsayed); Youssef Nassif on qanun; Tammam Alramadan on nay; Marwan Fakhir on violin; Simon Leleux on percussion; and dervish Hatim Aljamel.
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