- Ethnographic Fieldwork in Syria

Shannon has been working in Syria on problems of ethnomusicology, performance and popular culture. This photograph shows Sabri Moudallal, a prominent musician [l.] attending a Sahra or evening musical gathering in Aleppo.

Extract from a Moudallal performance of "Qasida: Ya sakinin bi-qalbi" [Oh you who lives in my heart]

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