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Syriac families singing together near Qamishli, 1960s

Place: Qamishli · today Syria
Date: 1960s

Men, women and children gathered outdoors in song; the source names the composer Paul Mikhael Kouli and the poet Danho Dahho among them, pioneers of modern Syriac folk song.

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Arameans.com Digital Archive (community archive)

Syriac families singing together near Qamishli, 1960s

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