Wajde Ayub started to sing and play the oud at an early age. He worked for more than 25 years with many of the finest…
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Artist Profiles: Ensemble Al Kindi
Ensemble Al Kindi in 1983 by Arab zither (qanun) virtuoso Julien Jalal Eddine Weiss. The ensemble’s intention is to recreate the spirit of dialog and…
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Zein Al-Jundi was born and raised in Damascus, Syria. She began singing professionally at the early age of five and over the next 12 years…
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Syrian singer and ‘ud player Waed Bouhassoune was born in 1979. She has a voice of such quality that is rarely encountered one of the…
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Sabah Fakhri is one of the foremost master vocalists of the Arab world. He was born in Aleppo, Syria in 1933. His talent was recognized…
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Son of Cheikh Mohammed Sermini, Omar Sermini was born in Aleppo in Syria. He studied under the best of master musicians such as Abderahman Moudallal…
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Muhammad Qadri Dalal was born in Aleppo in 1946. He is a first-class master of the Arabic lute (ud) and is very well-known in his…
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“To sing is to seek oneself and in seeking oneself one finds God. To find God is to find oneself; in finding oneself one loses…
View More Artist Profiles: Hassan HaffarSyrian World and Electronic Music Sensation Omar Souleyman to Perform in New York City
Omar Souleyman, a farmer from Syria who became a popular wedding singer and now an electronic music sensation, is set to perform on Thursday, May…
View More Syrian World and Electronic Music Sensation Omar Souleyman to Perform in New York CityArtist Profiles: Omar Souleyman
Omar Souleyman was born in 1966 in a town called Tell Tamer in northeastern Syria and currently lives in Turkey. Omar Souleyman’s sound is based…
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