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Syrian rock musicians on unexpected ‘exile tour’The next one will be strongly influenced by their current journey. “There is a lot of inspiration in the whole journey. Too much inspiration ...
The music was provided by an oud: The base was a cooking pot, the neck created out of wood from a box of fruit, the strings made from sock threads and the pegs from fruit stems. The musicians were ...
Founded by refugee musicians, a music institute in Southern Turkey tries to revive forgotten Syrian classics and integrate Turkish and Syrian cultures with music the two have shared for centuries.
BERN, 3 October (BelTA - SANA) - Syrian pianist Juman Omran won a music contest in Switzerland where she took first place among dozens of participants.
DAMASCUS, Syria May 21, 2010? -- Country music has little of a fan base in the Middle East. The crowd of Syrians that filed into Tishreen Park was mostly propelled by curiosity for a rare concert ...
As part of the Syrian Ministry of Culture’s efforts to boost international cultural partnerships, Minister of Culture ...
Pro Musica’s Art of the Concerto Grosso concerts feature two works by celebrated Syrian clarinetist, composer, and improviser Kinan Azmeh, plus music by Vivaldi, Scarlatti, and Ernest Bloch.
The Syrian soccer player Abdel Basset Al-Sarout became the poster child for the Syrian revolution with his iconic protest anthems. In death, he has become its saint. But he didn't do it alone.
Celebratory Syrian music played from speakers, and men played drums and sang with the crowds. People waved the three-starred Syrian protest flags, along with Palestinian flags that read "SAVE GAZA." ...