Various Artists

Dabkat Al Zamer (Dabke On the Flute)

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Singers: Hamza Khalil Abu Al Foz Rami Al Faisal Abdullah Gharib Hamid Al Furati Abdularazzak Al Jabbouri Adnan Al Jabbouri Diaa Hamada

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This compilation cassette features a selection of dabke tracks by some of Syria's most renowned and skilled shaabi singers of the time, including Hameed Al Furati and Adnan Jabbouri. According to the tape cover, all recordings were made at different wedding parties performed by the artists. While the tracks vary in arrangement, rhythm, and vocal style, they share a high energy and a distinctive reliance on flamboyant keyboards — instruments that seem to reach the listener through the waist rather than the ears.