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The sounds of Damascus

After years of playing the Qanun – a traditional Arabic instrument - in the West, Abdullah Chhadeh now introduces us to his hometown and its people.

Listen to the sounds of Damascus as music and words weave a journey into a culture and society, exploring its complex relationship with the West.

"...spellbinding dexterity..."

THE GUARDIAN

 

"..a generator of excitement, and a skilled manipulator of silence..."

THE INDEPENDENT

A Chhadeh Hands on qanun