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  • Summary: The third full-length release for the Syrian artist features more elements from electronic and techno music.
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Ya Bnayya
يا بنية ول يا بنية انتي اكبر حرامية. سرقتي قلبي قدامي شغلك شغل... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Dec 7, 2017
    80
    The rave presets of old will appease older fans while the more intricate synth work will satisfy more recent converts. Still, it’s the deeper tunes here that point to an intriguing future.
  2. Jun 7, 2017
    80
    To Syria, With Love is not an album for everyone--from the outset, these songs are sonically specific and never look back from those first unrelenting beats--but once you give in to the open emotions and the irresistible urge to dance, it makes for an ecstatic experience.
  3. Nov 2, 2017
    80
    Some listeners are bound to find this repetitive too, and nowhere near different enough from his previous work. Yet To Syria, With Love is also Souleyman’s heaviest and hardest record since Leh Jani back in 2011.
  4. Jun 7, 2017
    70
    To Syria with Love was assembled with an eye toward expanding Souleyman's audience. Given the production and the wide selection of textural palettes and tunes, it's a good bet he'll be successful. It will likely keep longtime listeners in the fold, too, although the raw, unhinged feel of his earlier recordings will be missed.
  5. Uncut
    Oct 23, 2017
    70
    This is a meaty-sounding affair. [Dec 2017, p.30]
  6. Jun 7, 2017
    65
    The slower, more agonized songs best reveal Souleyman’s strengths.
  7. 40
    The impassioned ballad Mawal stands out as a contemplative reprieve, but it isn’t anywhere near enough to rescue the album.

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