OMAR SOULEYMAN

Holy Shit!!! I had never heard of the Syrian pop artist Omar Souleyman before, but recently the 20 Jazz Funk Greats blog posted an mp3 of Omar Souleyman's song "Lansob Sherek (I Make You A Trap)" and this video:

 I immediately ordered the "Highway To Hassake" and "Dabke 2020" CDs from Sublime Frequencies and now that's all I've been listening to lately!!! If the insane electronic keyboard wizardry and the hectic drum-machine claps don't grab you, then you're a soul-less twat...