This Week's Playlist #147 - The Syria edition
5 songs by Syrian musicians.
Hello everyone!
This Week's Playlist - Season 3, Episode 43.
An exceptional mid-week episode today.
I started to draft a music selection about some random topic on Saturday. And then Sunday happened, with a historical day for Syria and the collapse of the 5 decades of dictatorship Assad regime. Soon to be followed by the (never-ending) horror of the aftermath, Monday and today.
Again, writing about music felt a bit off.
But I’m back, with 5 songs from Syrian musicians, as a sign of support for their people.
I hope you enjoy it and see you next week.
There is a YouTube link for each of the songs on the cover, and here are the playlists for each streaming platform:
1. BEDOUIN BURGER - Nomad
Bedouin Burger is Syrian celestial vocalist, composer and musician Lynn Adib and Lebanese multi-instrumentalist Zeid Hamdan, intersecting Arabic folk with pioneering electronica.
2. PSYCHALEPPO - Elhelwa Di (feat. Hamed Sinno)
“Hello Psychaleppo, aka Samer Eldahr, is a multi-instrumentalist and producer hailing from Syria who introduced a fresh sound in his early releases. With a fresh approach that viewed Tarab, a cornerstone of traditional Arabic music, through a contemporary lens, Hello Psychaleppo placed Tarab in a predominantly electronic landscape.”
3. KHEBEZ DAWLE - Beta’ammer
Some captivating Syrian post-rock in exile in Germany.
4. REFUGEES OF RAP - Haram (ft. Nadin)
Brothers Yaser and Mohamed Jamous created Refugees Of Rap in 2007 while settling in a Palestinian refugee camp in Yarmouk, Syria.
Their texts offer a glimpse of life in the camp and denounce the situation in Syria. They were forced into exile in 2013 and moved to France the following year.
5. Lena CHAMAMYAN - Lama Bada Yatathana
Lena Chamamyan is a Syrian singer-songwriter known for her unique style that blends jazz, Arabic folk music, and Western classical music.
She’s singing here a traditional poem.
Until the next time, Godspeed!
Thomas
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