OMAR SOULEYMAN
SHARES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO “RAHAT AL CHANT YMME”
Watch/Listen: https://maddecent.ffm.to/rahat
ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ERBIL OUT MARCH 29
via MAD DECENT
(Omar Souyleyman - hi-res photos & artwork HERE)
"Omar Souleyman Just Wants you to Have a Good Time" - GQ (Men of The Year 2022)
"To pigeonhole him as a wedding singer is reductive. His ear for contrasting sounds, and his ability to bring joy, allows us to escape into his work" – NME
the dabke-techno king is passionate as ever - The Guardian
Omar Souleyman – world’s dabke singer par excellence – today announces his 5th studio album Erbil, out March 29th via Mad Decent, and shares new single “Rahat Al Chant Ymme” alongside a music video. Watch the music video HERE, and pre-save the album HERE.
WATCH / LISTEN:
OMAR SOULEYMAN - “RAHAT AL CHANT YMME”
The new album pays homage to Erbil — the city in Iraq that offered solace and embraced Souleyman during recent uneasy times. The move to Erbil came rich with new experiences and friendships best celebrated in joyous songs dedicated to a new chapter of life. Erbil’s 8 tracks see the Syrian wedding singer turned global electronic music icon again teaming up with his longtime keyboard player Hasan Jamo alo for an ever ambitious and forward thinking techno-meets-Dabke sound.
Beyond his move to Erbil, Iraq, the past several years have seen Omar Souleyman receive the GQ Middle East ‘Men of the Year’ award in 2022 (and cover feature), noted massive live performances in Saudi Arabia, United Emirates and the wider Middle East, as well as returning to the USA after a long 6 year break with performances in Los Angeles and New York City, all while his touring continued strong throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
Souleyman, who has collaborated with Björk and Four Tet, began his career as a prolific wedding singer, releasing nearly 500 live albums before civil war broke out in his native Syria in 2011. He then moved to Turkey and in 2013 released his Four Tet-produced debut studio album Wenu Wenu via Ribbon/Domino, which NPR called "...a jam so visceral, thrilling and intense as to make the mysterious matter of earthly borders seem hardly worth the time to contemplate." His 2015 sophomore album Bahdeni Nami (various producers including Four Tet, Gilles Peterson and Modeselektor) garnered widespread critical praise as well as his two Mad Decent releases: 2017’s To Syria, With Love and 2019’s Shlon, placing Omar Souleyman firmly in the canon of global electronic music.
Souleyman has bolstered his growing status as a world and electronic music icon establishing an extensive international following after touring widely and performing at major festivals including Glastonbury, Bonnaroo, Pitchfork Paris and Roskilde. In 2013, he performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Norway.
Omar Souleyman - Erbil
March 29 via Mad Decent
Tracklist:
1. Yal Harak Qalbe
2. Ma Andi Gherak Mahbuub
3. Thawb Alzifah
4. Male Atab
5. Mahad Yadri
6. Rahat Al Chant Ymme
7. Maet Ala Shoftha
8. Allishiryan
Follow Omar Souleyman:
Instagram / Bandcamp / SoundCloud
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