Desert Heat

Omar Souleyman - "Leh Jani"

I have been on this shit all week, although I am a little over a decade too late. Apparently, this was the jam in 1994 in Syria. Pay close attention to how deliberate and cool his performance is. Its like he's negotiating a dowry all while providing the jams...






"Omar Souleyman is a Syrian musical legend. Since 1994, he and his
musicians have emerged as a staple of folk-pop throughout Syria, but
until now they have remained little known outside of the country. To
date, they have issued more than five-hundred studio and live-
recorded cassette albums which are easily spotted in the shops of any
Syrian city."

Sublime Frequencies is releasing this stateside this spring...














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