Omar Souleyman
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This article is about the Syrian musician. For the Egyptian politician, see Omar Suleiman. For the American entrepreneur, see Omar Soliman.
Omar Souleyman
Omar Souleyman performing at Perth International Arts Festival in 2011
Background information
Born 1966
Origin Tell Tamer, Syria
Genres Dabke
Occupation(s) Singer, musician, farmer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1994–present
Labels Sublime Frequencies, Ribbon Music, Monkeytown
Omar Souleyman is a musician from the village of Tell Tamer[1][2] near the city of Ra's al-'Ayn in the northeastern region of Syria.[3] He started his career as a part-time wedding singer in his native al-Hasakah Governorate, and while himself a Sunni Arab, he emphasises the influence its culturally diverse milieu has had on his style: "My music is from the community I come from – the Kurdish, the Ashuris, the Arabic, they're all in this community. Even Turkish because it's so near, it's just across the border. And even Iraqi."[4] Albums
2006: Highway to Hassake (compilation) (Sublime Frequencies)
2009: Dabke 2020 (compilation) (Sublime Frequencies)
2010: Jazeera Nights (compilation) (Sublime Frequencies)
2011: Haflat Gharbia - The Western Concerts (2LP (compilation)) (Sublime Frequencies)
2011: Leh Jani (2LP, full-length Syrian tape reissue) (Sham Palace)
2013: Wenu Wenu (Ribbon Music)
2015: Bahdeni Nami (Monkeytown)