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Bjork & Omar Souleyman Team Up For Forthcoming Release

The first-ever major western pop release to feature Syrian dabke and Iraqi choubi music.

Bjork & Omar Souleyman Team Up For Forthcoming Release

Fresh from news Omar Souleyman will be bringing his unique stylings to Field Day comes the news he’s linked up with Bjork for a quick collaboration.

Described as ‘the first-ever major western pop release to feature Syrian dabke and Iraqi choubi music,’ the ‘project’ will be available on limited 12’, CD and digital download ‘sometime this year’.

Souleyman’s upcoming live dates read:

March
5 Perth, Australia - Perth International Arts Festival
6 Melbourne, Australia - North Cote Social Club
9 Brisbane, Australia - The Hi-Fi
11 Adelaide, Australia - WOMADelaide at Botanic Park
12 Sydney, Australia - Annandale Hotel

June
2-05 Austin, TX - Chaos in Tejas Festival
9-12 Manchester, Tennessee - Bonnaroo Festival

August
5 Katowice, Poland - OFF Festival
6 London, England - Field Day Festival

September
8-11 Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight - Bestival

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