Syria

Gorillaz's Damascus featuring ft. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey, out now.

Album and Single Reviews

Gorillaz’s ‘Damascus’ Ventures in Syrian Shaabi Rough Terrains

Gorillaz venture into Levantine shaabi with Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey on 'Damascus,' meeting Syrian music on its own terms.
Post-Assad Syria’s Most Crucial Trial Isn’t About Assad’s Crimes

NEWS

Post-Assad Syria’s Most Crucial Trial Isn’t About Assad’s Crimes

Trials begin in Syria over sectarian and state violence, raising questions about transitional justice and the country’s fragile transition.

MUSIC

Welcome To BADER’s Ugly Music Movement

The Belgian-based, Syrian-Libyan artist Bader Shashit is making deliberately imperfect music, building studios in the hood, and a new scene from the outside in.

MUSIC

BOUMPH: “I Needed To Create A Demon Gorilla.”

The Syrian-Canadian artist is here to unmask the truth and make listeners sit in their discomfort.
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