Editorial illustration of a singer recording an album inspired by Syrian folk music

أَصَالَةُ نَصْرِي تُطْلِقُ «الْأَلْبُومَ السُّورِيَّ»

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أَطْلَقَتِ الْمُغَنِّيَةُ السُّورِيَّةُ أَصَالَةُ نَصْرِي «الْأَلْبُومَ السُّورِيَّ» فِي الثَّامِنِ مِنْ سِبْتَمْبِرَ/أَيْلُولَ. يَضُمُّ الْعَمَلُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ أُغْنِيَةً مِنَ التُّراثِ الشَّعْبِيِّ السُّورِيِّ. وَهُوَ مِنْ إِنْتاجِ شَرِكَةِ رُوتانا.

تُمَثِّلُ كُلُّ أُغْنِيَةٍ مُحافَظَةً سُورِيَّةً. وَلِذٰلِكَ يُساوِي عَدَدُ الْأَغانِي عَدَدَ مُحافَظاتِ سُورِيَا. وَتَسْمَعُ فِي الْأَلْبُومِ أَلْوانًا غِنائِيَّةً مِنْ حَلَبَ وَدِمَشْقَ وَحَوْرانَ وَالسُّوَيْداءِ وَمَناطِقَ أُخْرَى. مِنْ أَغانِيهِ «عَالْرُوزانَا» وَ«عَلَى الدَّلْعُونَا».

أَعَادَتْ أَصَالَةُ تَقْديمَ الْأَغانِي بِتَوْزِيعاتٍ مُوسيقِيَّةٍ جَديدَةٍ. وَيَعْرِضُ الْمَشْروعُ اخْتِلافَ الْمُوسيقَى وَاللَّهَجاتِ بَيْنَ مَناطِقِ الْبَلَدِ. وَسَتُحْيي الْمُغَنِّيَةُ حَفْلَيْنِ فِي دِمَشْقَ يَوْمَيْ 17 وَ19 سِبْتَمْبِرَ/أَيْلُولَ، بَعْدَ غِيابٍ عَنِ الْحَفَلاتِ هُناكَ نَحْوَ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ عامًا.

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Assala Nasri Releases “The Syrian Album”

On September 8, Syrian singer Assala Nasri released “The Syrian Album.” The work contains fourteen songs from Syrian folk heritage. It was produced by Rotana.

Each song represents a Syrian governorate. Therefore, the number of songs equals the number of Syria’s governorates. On the album, listeners can hear musical styles from Aleppo, Damascus, Hauran, Suwayda, and other areas. Its songs include “Al Rozana” and “Ala Dalouna.”

Assala presented the songs again with new musical arrangements. The project shows differences in music and dialects between the country’s regions. The singer will perform two concerts in Damascus on September 17 and 19, after being away from concerts there for about fifteen years.

Key Vocabulary

Arabic Part of speech English
أَطْلَقَتْ verb she released
الْأَلْبُومَ noun the album
التُّراثِ الشَّعْبِيِّ noun phrase folk heritage
مُحافَظَةً noun a governorate
أَلْوانًا غِنائِيَّةً noun phrase musical styles
تَوْزِيعاتٍ مُوسيقِيَّةٍ noun phrase musical arrangements
اللَّهَجاتِ noun dialects
حَفْلَيْنِ noun two concerts

Sources

  1. Al Jazeera Arabic: "الألبوم السوري".. أصالة تجمع تراث سوريا بـ14 أغنية
  2. Billboard Arabia: أصالة في "الألبوم السوري": هكذا غنت تراث كل مدينة

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