Omar Souleyman Dabke 2020

• Omar Souleyman – Lansob Sherok (I Will Make A Trap)
• Omar Souleyman – Shift Al Mani (I Saw Her)
• Omar Souleyman – Qalub An Nas (People's Hearts)
• Omar Souleyman – Laqtuf Ward Min Khaddak (I Will Pick A Flower From Your Cheek)

• 1. Atabat (a style of sung folk poetry)
• 2. Lansob Sherok (I Will Make A Trap)
• 3. Shift Al Mani (I Saw Her)
• 4. La Sidounak Sayyada (I'll Prevent The Hunters Hunting You)
• 5. Jamila (Beautiful Woman)
• 6. Qalub An Nas (People's Hearts)
• 7. Laqtuf Ward Min Khaddak (I Will Pick A Flower From Your Cheek)
• 8. Khasat Hanzel (Drinking From The Glass Of Bitterness)

This is the second volume of Northeast Syrian dabke music from legendary vocalist Omar Souleyman and his group on Sublime Frequencies. Culled from dozens of cassettes recorded in Syria from 1999-2008, the music here is an extension of Omar's "Highway to Hassake" 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.

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