Peace in Damascus: Gaida and "Salam bin Dimashq"

Syrian singer Gaida, who has been dubbed "The Syrian Nightingale," brings us today's random tune. Born and raised in Damascus where she awoke to the sound of her father's radio and was taught Middle Eastern songs word by word by her mother, she has crafted her songs to combine the elegance of Arab poetry with Middle Eastern vocal techniques and the sensibilities of her home in New York. This song, Salam bin Dimashq, can be found on her 2010 album Levantine Indulgence.

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Source: http://www.gaidamusic.com/