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H​ā​rim

by Syriana

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In 2010 Syriana's album The Road to Damascus presented a musical reflection by Nick Page & Bernard O'Neill of their take on the geopolitical landscape surrounding Syria at the time. Sadly their assertions that a third cold war was being initiated in that region were proved to be true and the conflict and upheaval that followed destroyed much of the rich cultural heritage of the region and dispersed millions of its people.

Now in 2023 the new Syriana album 1325 Ibn Battutah plots the three decades that a lone traveller journeyed through known world, from Morocco to Syria, Turkmenistan, India, Africa and Spain and once more home to Tangiers. Sadly Nick Page passed away before its completion but it will be released later this year.

The catastrophic earthquake that hit the border areas between Turkey & Syria in February 2023 has devastated villages and towns throughout. Two of the artists that are featured on the new album come from this very area and have lost family and friends. In an attempt to raise much needed financial aid for this crisis we are making three tracks from the forthcoming album available for a special Real World Records Bandcamp release. You have the option to pay what you like for this EP, and we encourage you to donate generously, as all proceeds will go towards humanitarian aid in the regions affected by the earthquake.

The first track 'Al Karak-Kole Kizin Sarkisi' features the singing of Olcay Bayir, a London-based Turkish singer of Kurdish origin.

The second track 'Gharnatah, the Fountain of Tears' is an instrumental track featuring the Saz playing of Umit Ceyhan, a France-based musician and record producer.

The third track 'A Gift to those who contemplate' features the voice of Umit Ceyhan singing a traditional song accompanied by his daughter Amelie Ceyhan.

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released March 3, 2023

Recorded, mixed & produced by Bernard O'Neill & Dubulah at Grand Duc Studio, Larroque, France. Mastered at Real World Studios by Tim Oliver.

All tracks published by Real World Works Ltd.

Cover photo by Larissa Korobova.

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