Fares Damien, Author at Project Revolver

Playlist: A Brief Introduction to Iraqi Music

Fares DamienAugust 26, 2018

Iraqi music is as rich as the country’s historical heritage. Iraq’s history is not merely the history of an oil-rich place but it englobes some of the greatest ...

15 Essential Fairuz Songs To Add To Your Playlist

Fares DamienJuly 25, 2017

Fairuz, possibly the biggest name in Arabic music, is releasing a new album this summer in collaboration with her daughter Reema el Rahbani. As part of our tribute to traditional arabic music (see Umm Kulthum and Levant Songs), we compiled this 15 song playlist of essential Fairuz tracks that often get overlooked. Happy morning!...

10 Traditional Songs From the Levant

Fares DamienMarch 8, 2017

What is known today as Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and even Jordan, was and still is part of a wider geographical notion referred to as the Levant, a region where...

Top 10 Essential Umm Kulthum Songs

Fares DamienOctober 3, 2016

The Arabic world has arguably seen its musical peak decades ago, when the scene was represented by legends such as Umm Kulthum, Farid al Atrache, Fairuz and oth...