Various Artists
Best Folk Poems - Vol 3
SIDE A
- Louay Okabani: Ya Reem (Oh, Reem)
- Adham Elawi: As Suwayda be Ahlha (As Suwayda and its People)
- Louay Okabani: Mahboub Kalbak (Love of your Heart)
- Mourey Salha: Al Karya (The Village)
SIDE B
- Thamer Shroof: Ya Ghdara (Traitor)
- Imad Amer: Keset Fan (Story of Art)
- Fadi Zarouni: Al Ers (The Wedding)
- Housam Abo Tafesh: Shatal Al Habak (Basil Plant)
- Imad Amer: Teer Yelle Alamto (The Bird I Taught)
Label
Sawt Al Ghad
Location Issued
Suweida, Syria
Artist Origin
Suweida, Syria
More Info
This tape is one of a series released in the early 2000s by Sawt El Ghad, a small Suweida based recording company. It’s a series that features prominently in Syrian Cassette Archives. Aside from the diversity of musical genres and artists represented, the series is a notable document of musical heritage from the Houran region in southern Syria. The series chronicles recordings of songs that are known, memorized, and recited by the majority of the people from the Houran, heard in the distinct dialect of the area.