Mohammed Yacoub Houshan, Khalil Houshan and Mohammed Assaf
Mulook Al Mejwiz (King's of Mejwiz)
SIDE A
- Ya Saqer Al-Arab Bel Gharia Al-Shrquia
SIDE B
- Ataba
Artist Origin
Daraa, Syria
Credits
Mejwiz: Khalil HoshanSingers: Mohammad Yakoub Hoshan / Mohammad Assaf
More Info
Here we listen to a rough-sounding live recording of a wedding party in the village of Al Ghariya Al Sharqiya in rural Daraa, performed by singers Mohammed Yacoub Houshan and Mohammed Assaf, in collaboration with poet and mijwiz player Khalil Houshan. The trio uses only the mijwiz as the sole instrument for arrangement, in a way that establishes the traditional and non-commercial character of Hourani music, which is considered one of the least commodified and commercialized shaabi music sub-genres in Syria. While we don't know much about the singers of the concert, the internet preserves some information about the poet and musician Khalil Houshan, who resides today between southern Syria and Jordan, where he forms a duo with his son Khaled who shares the stage with him at the concerts and celebrations they perform from Syria to the UAE.