Highway to Hassake: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria

by Omar Souleyman

Highway to Hassake: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria cover art

Introduced Western audiences to the frantic, overdriven synthesizer street-pop of the Syrian wedding singer and local legend. The anthology selects from hundreds of incredibly lo-fi cassette releases, capturing the raw, relentless energy of his modernized Dabke dance music. The release famously catalyzed his improbable transformation into an international festival and club phenomenon.

Genres

  • Dabke

Tracklist

  1. Leh Jani (When I Found Out)
  2. Jani (She Came To Me)
  3. Dabke 2001
  4. Atabat
  5. Arabic Dabke
  6. Alkhatiba Zaffouha
  7. Jalsat Atabat (Atabat Session)
  8. Alshikhani
  9. Toul Al Zeenah (The Length Of The Bride's Ornament)
  10. Bashar Ya Habib Al Shaab (Bashar, The People's Beloved)
  11. (Don't Wear Black, Green Suits You Better)
  12. Atabat (2)
  13. Jani (2)