Expressionless and inscrutable behind his sunglasses and underneath a red keffiyeh, Omar Souleyman betrays little — lighting a cigarette and gesturing slightly with his hands is…
6SPIN Rating: 6 of 10Release Date: July 24, 2015Label: MonkeytownFirst thing you notice about Omar Souleyman’s second studio album (and kajillionth when you count his…
Omar Souleyman's latest collection of imminently danceable Syrian folk songs Bahdeni Nami is due for release next week on Modeselektor's label Monkeytown, and today its…
Syrian singer Omar Souleyman just announced a new album, Bahdeni Nami, for this summer. For his second proper studio release, Souleyman is teaming up with producers like…
SPIN ventured down to Manchester, Tennessee this past weekend to camp out at this year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. We caught performances by Yeezus…
8SPIN Rating: 8 of 10Release Date: October 22, 2013Label: RibbonSilly things will be written about this record, so let me emphasize up top that, overhyped…
Happy Thursday! We've gift-wrapped new albums by Best Coast, Omar Souleyman, Poliça, Ryan Hemsworth, Chief Keef, and many more. They're all streaming right now — find…
Cue the celebration: Omar Souleyman's first-ever studio album is now streaming in full on NPR. For years, the dabke superstar recorded his albums live, on…
Sweden has lifted its ban on Omar Souleyman. As SPIN previously reported, the Syrian dabke star was unable to perform at last week's Stockholm Music and Arts…
At long last we can hear the first cut from Omar Souleyman's Four Tet-produced full-length studio debut, Wenu Wenu. We've been teased by amazing live footage…
After years of cutting tracks during weddings, Omar Souleyman is finally ready to release his first-ever studio album, Wenu Wenu, this fall. Produced by Four…
Four Tet keeps successfully building suspense for the upcoming album he produced for Syrian star Omar Souleyman. "Our music doesn't change," Souleyman told SPIN recently…
