Syrian Wedding Singer Becomes a Star in US
Omar Souleyman at the Paradise rock club, Boston. (Photo: Marco Werman)
The American independent record label Sublime Frequencies released some of Omar Souleyman’s music and now the hippest of the hip want to be in his presence.
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