Hey, forget about John … Mashup Suri

In recent years, the young Syrian artist Ari Jean Sarhan tried to explore the bouzouki that dominated his performance through experimental works that blend between this instrument and others, and depart from the stereotypes of its traditional use. Hence his collaborations were with a wide range of artists (Nermin Shawqi and Rasha Bilal, for example) to present Mashups, mixing a group of well-known works and performing them with a new style and an innovative musical distribution.

The latest productions that fall into this category were revealed by the young graduate of the “Higher Institute of Music” in Damascus in 2012 under the supervision of Azerbaijani musician Askar Ali Akbar, less than 24 hours ago through his official YouTube channel and his social media accounts.
In this work, Ari Jan collaborated with a young and sweet Syrian voice. This is Sarah Darwish, from the city of Masyaf, and studies oriental singing at the “Higher Institute of Music” in Levante. The duo participated by singing a series of works firmly rooted in Syrian memory, namely: “Sabiha” (inheritance of Jazrawi), “Yardley” (inheritance of Fratti), “Asmar al-Lun” (inheritance of Damascus), “¿ Where are you Abu al-Shama “(the Levant inheritance),” God’s Neighbors, Hallah “(the Qamishli inheritance),” Minin Obla “(the As-Suwayda inheritance) and” Ya Musafra “(the inheritance of the Syrian coast).
Ari Jean, who took over the production task, also played Bazqa, while Diab Makary performed the composition. While Rasha Bilal was interested in the art department, Nada Ajan signed a video clip to direct.
Note that when launching the new experience, Ari Jean said on Facebook: “The Syrian media is an attempt to work on all components of our extremely rich heritage, including Syriac, Kurdish and Arabic … We are the children of this diversity in living and artistic standards throughout history, as we are at that time. They are the children of this difficult moment with everything that is happening around us and we live it moment by moment … Perhaps what preserves some of what remains of our balance is to return to music and continue working ”.