Omar Souleyman To Syria, With Love

Mad Decent / Because Music

ormer Syrian wedding singer who has been in exile from his civil war ravaged country since 2011, Omar Souleyman returns with his most energetic and hard-hitting album to date. Following on from 2015’s Bahdeni Nami, the new record taps into more of a keyboard-driven techno sound that we haven’t seen from Souleyman before. Still embracing traditional dabke and Egyptian baladi folk styles, To Syria, With Love launches into an unrelenting and thumping hard-edged assault of synth-heavy techno. The result is a frenetic and fast-paced record that bristles with intensity, drive and momentum. The increased energy helps this to become one of his most passionate and raw records yet. The fire in his belly appears to be born out of his intense love of his home nation, as his lyrics move away from the political situation in Syria and instead focus on his emotional connection to the country and its people. This emotive atmosphere makes this LP Souleyman’s most direct work in years. Screaming passion, colour and life with every breath, the charismatic performer is spreading his love around the world. With From Syria, With Love, his heaviest, hardest album since reaching western ears, Omar Souleyman has once again proved his innate ability to combine joy, fun and life into both modern and traditional musical influences of east and west. Tom Jones

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