The Dair Al-Zour River and the city of Dair Al-Zour in northern Syria are full of beauty and vitality. Live strings with accordion and Arabic rhythm. 92 bpm (Gmaj)
Arranged and produced by Haitham Al Hamwi. Recorded at Sonata Studio, Damascus, Syria. Sound engineer: Rami.
Musicians:
Cello: Bassam Naser & Elias Moris
Violins: Fawaz Al Masri, George Ghanem, Hassan Shahin, Majd Saed, Nazih Akram & Obada Al Hilou
Arabic rhythm: Ayman Farid (nay), Bashar Homsi (accordion), Haitham Al Hamwi (bass & guitar), Hani Morsi (e-piano & keyboard), Jamal Saadi (raq), Malek Jabr (drums), Omar Hamdi (bozoq), Ragheb Farah (tabla), Rami Anka (daf), Tamer Sharif (mazhar), Toni Harb (oud), Tony Melhem (qanoon) & Walid Hatem (kawala)
Mastered by Gerhart Frei at INTERSOUND Studios, Munich, Germany.
Cover art: Katerina Pingiou