Music
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1. Omar Souleyman: Highway to Hassake: Folk & Pop Sounds of Syria
The subtitle is “folk and pop sounds of Syria,” which sounds pretty modest, but Souleyman is a superstar in his native country; also, this stuff doesn’t sound like folk or pop. Mo...read more -
2. v/a: To What Strange Place: The Music of the Ottoman-American Diaspora
The latest intense document of the past to come from the Tompkins Square label is a monster work (you know, like a big hairy masterwork), especially for anyone who's become interested in Middle Eas...read more
