Omar Souleyman - Highway To Hassake (Folk And Pop Sounds Of Syria)

Tracklist

1	Leh Jani (When I Found Out)	3:14
2	Jani (She Came To Me)	4:11
3	Dabke 2001	3:42
4	Atabat	8:08
5	Arabic Dabke	3:19
6	Alkhatiba Zaffouha	5:43
7	Jalsat Atabat (Atabat Session)	6:28
8	Alshikhani	3:34
9	Toul Al Zeenah (The Length Of The Bride's Ornament)	6:04
10	Bashar Ya Habib Al Shaab (Bashar, The People's Beloved)	6:31
11	(Don't Wear Black, Green Suits You Better)	2:16
12	Atabat	10:40
13	Jani	5:21

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – www.cdforge.com

Credits

• Compiled By [Assembled By], Edited By, Design, Liner Notes – Mark Gergis
• Composed By [Additional Compostion] – Maher Asaad
• Composed By, Keyboards, Performer [Rhythms] – Rizan Sa'id
• Fiddle [Kamancheh] – Lazgin Khaled
• Liner Notes [English Translation Of Titles And Info] – Raed Yassin
• Lyrics By [Poetry And Verse] – Mahmoud Harbi
• Oud, Bouzouki [Bozouk], Baglama [Saz] – Ali Shakir, Hamid Souleyman
• Percussion – Salah Hamid
• Voice – Omar Souleyman

Notes

Mastered from cassettes of varying quality.
Assembled, edited and designed between December, 1997 and October, 2006.

1. Album: I Put My Heart in Your Hands.
2. Album: Al Jazeera Weddings. 1997.
3. Album: Dabke 2001.
4. Album: Jani. 1997.
5. Album: I Have a Million Wounds. 2000.
6. Album: Masterpieces of the Future. 2000.
7. Album: Atabat Session.
8. Album: Masterpieces of the Future. 2000.
9. Album: Al Jazeera Weddings. 1997.
10. Album: (same as title). 2000.
12. Album: Jani. 1997.
13. Album: Jani. 1997.

Thank You: Omar Souleyman and associates for the hospitality in Hassake & Damascus; Moahammed Hussein (Hassake) for mediation and oral translation; Faiz Mikael, Liz Allbee for on-site assistance; Alan Bishop for production support; Raed Yassin, Erik Gergis, Miles Stegall, Chris Cones, Chris Khoury, Ronald Vendrik and our police escort in Hassake.

Packaging: Transparent tray jewel case with an 8 page foldout booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): WWW.CDFORGE.COM SF031 CD# 1518-12790
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): WWW.CDFORGE.COM SF031 404512
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 1&2): IFPI LM26
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI QZD1
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI KW15

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SF031	Omar Souleyman	Highway To Hassake ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Sublime Frequencies	SF031	US	2009

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