Syria is located in the Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, sharing borders with Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan and Israel.
Syrian Music
Aleppo
Aleppo was a traditional city that always cherished its original music and has passed it from generation to generation such as the much-loved “Muwashahat” and “Kodoud Halabiah.” Aleppo also produced many of the great singers in Arab music, such as Sabah Fakhry, Mouhamad Khairy, Ali Aldarwish, and Bakry Kurdi.
The Aleppian Waslah (a suite of instrumental and vocal pieces in Arab music), also known as Al-Waslah Al-Halabiah, originated in Aleppo. The Waslah constituted an essential part of the cultural life of Aleppo’s Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities. During the Syrian civil war that started in 2011, Aleppo became one of the focal points in the war and a large part of the city was destroyed.
Syrian Musicians
Anwar Diab Agha
Ensemble Al Kindi
Hassan Haffar
Muhammad Qadri Dalal
Omar Sermini
Omar Souleyman
Sabah Fakhri
Waed Bouhassoune
Wajde Ayub
Zein Al-Jundi
