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AUDIO FEATURE

SYRIAN CASSETTE ARCHIVES – MIXTAPE VOL. 1

Featuring Cassette & MP3 Selections From the SCA Collection + Radio, TV & Field Recordings Recorded in Damascus, Homs & Aleppo, Syria Between 2006–2010 by Mark Gergis

Syrian Cassette Archives - Mixtape 1 - Side A

  • Saria Al Sawas – instrumental cassette excerpt - Homs, Syria (2000s)
  • Munther Al Aloo – Alkhateefa (The Elopement) Jazeera, Syria (2000)
  • Damascus Radio Update
  • Abu Sultan – live excerpt - Houran, Syria (2000s)
  • Epic Sponsors: Pepsi-Max | Syriatel
  • Al Daour – Arab Shaabi - mp3 excerpt (2000s)
  • SELIN film advertisement – Syrian radio (2000s)
  • Syria Haj Umrah services ad – Radio Damascus (2000s)
  • Welcome to Syria – Radio Damascus – Damas Gate restaurant ad

Syrian Cassette Archives - Mixtape 1 - Side B

  • Fajr prayers in central Homs, Syria 4 AM (2010)
  • Duraid Lahham – Waddi Al Musk (Series Soundtracks) excerpt (1970s)
  • Waleed Al Salhani – Sufi Chant - Damascus, Syria (1990s)
  • Janan Sawa – Zamareh (Chaldean-Assyrian,1980s) - (US-produced cassette found in Qamishli, Syria)
  • Wisso Joma’a – instrumental excerpt (1990s, Kurdish)
  • Adnan Jabbouri – Hajar - Jazeera, Syria (2002)
  • Syrian radio segments (2000s)
  • Artist Unknown – See the Crime / Dabke Modern Jadid (2000s)
  • Radio segments / Baby Shaabi - mp3 excerpt (2000s)
  • Damascus Bus Depot - Bus to Homs (2000)
  • Suleiman Al Shaar – live excerpt - Hama, Syria (1997)
  • NICE Wipes – Syrian TV advertisement (1990s)
  • Gomidas Band – instrumental from cassette (Armenian,1980s)

A companion cassette release to celebrate Syrian Cassette Archives, featuring cassette & mp3 selections from the Syrian Cassette Archives collection + radio, TV & field recordings recorded between 2006-2010 by Mark Gergis in Damascus, Homs & Aleppo, Syria.

Assembled and produced by Mark Gergis for Syrian Cassette Archives

Originally assembled for Yamen Mekdad's "Contextualize" program,
aired on Root Radio, July, 2020

Special thanks to Christian Jahmorinz for 2007 Latakia street recording contribution at beginning of Side A.

SCA Mixtape on Bandcamp