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50 Years Suryoyo Music In August 1968, Habib Mousa released the song “Shamo Mar” in Kamishli, Syria. This was the first song that was officially released in the Aramaic (Suryoyo) language. Aramaic was until then considered sacred by the Syrian Orthodox Church and using the language to sing non-religious songs was not done. This revolutionary act of Habib Mousa and his friends, initiated the development of a new music genre in Aramaic, that spread around the planet as the Suryoye left their roots in the Middle East. The arrival of many performers, musicians and songwriters around the world have developed the Aramaic music to a very rich and diversified genre, with a unique sound and rhythm, which has it’s roots in the rich hymn tradition of the Syrian Orthodox Church. We want to celebrate the fact that today, we are living in the year of the 50th anniversary of the release of “Shamo Mar”. We will do that by organising a unique concert in which we will take the audience through a musical journey by some of our finest artists, who contributed and are still contributing to its development. Singers: Abeer Nehme Gabi Masso Ninib A. Lahdo Pascal Jacob Dinc Daniel Afram Shikri Bar Lahdo Shikri Yawse Babylonia Hanna Shabo Musicians: Istanbul Strings: Mert Kemanci Yilmaz Kemanci Gorkem Gider Tarkan Bergamali Sevo Kemanci Ibrahim Tellaloglu Drums: Dogan Anar Bass: Emrah Dogrul Congas, Bendir: Gökhan Kimverdi Darbuka: Mohamed Zaki Piano: Erman Mete Guitar: Deniz Bahadir Ney: Mohamad Fityan Oud: Hesham Hamra Kanun: Youssef Nassif Electro Baglama: Hasan Saz Backing Vocals: Helene Abdo-Dogan Afram Dogan Elizabeth Nergiz-Dag Jonathan Dag Conductor: Jacob Dinc 2nd Conductor (Ornina, Shubqono): Gabi Masso Host: Edesa Mutlu-Dinc Audio Recording: Henning Strandt Mixing and Mastering: Martin Barman Film Production: Martin Barman Photography: Ninos Malka Organizing Committee: Rubel Yilmaz Cane Mutlu-Yilmaz Simon Kara Jacob Dinc Martin Barman Daniel Afram Ninib A. Lahdo Special Thanks: Mor Polycarpus Dr. Augin Aydin Abun Qashisho George Chachan Dr. Abrohom Lahdo George Farac Simon Kaplo Maravgi Aydin Nuri Iskandar Addo Rawi George Chamoun Indravuz Bagandi George Issa Hapsuno Bahho Cebrael Aryo Zeki Dag Sardanapal Assad Hanibal Romanos Michel Yaman Bedrus Usta Special Thanks also go to all friends, supporters, singers, songwriters, composers, musicians, producers, guests, anyone who may have been forgotten and all lovers of Suryoyo Music