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Travel to Syria

michoud - 6-6-2006 at 08:28 PM

I will go to Syria in November with a friend for two weeks.
Wich cities are the best for buying old musical instruments like ouds,bouzouks or kanuns?
Anybody knows where we can see live music in this towns?
I think we will go to Damascus, Palmyra, Homs and Aleppo.
I have an uncle in Spain from Syria and we will meet his family,
I´m very excited with this tryp!!!!!!!!!!:bounce::bounce:

Tablah23 - 6-8-2006 at 06:26 PM

defenitly, i think halab (aleppo) or sham (damascus), halab u can get a braheem sukar oud there, and i believe in damascu, u could possible get a sabsabi. as far as percussion, i usually go to hims bel dablan the name of the store is called SODFI or quincidence since its such a small shop, its a quincedence ull run into it hahhaha.

michoud - 6-8-2006 at 08:34 PM

Hi Tablah23!
Thanks for all.
You say that there is a shop in Damascus called SOFDI?
Hims bel dablan is the name of the street?
A sabsabi is a kind of percussion?
Sorry I don´t understand you very well,.my english is not good...
Do you live in Syria?
I want to know where are music clubs with live traditional music
Thanks
Salud!!

michoud - 6-9-2006 at 07:24 AM

Sorry for my english!!!!:shrug:
Hims is Homs, no?
Sabsadi is a percussion shop?