Istanbul - Turkey Owen, Bashar, and Yasu are from three different worlds, but in a city that straddles two continents, this blend of cultures seems all too natural. They are three of 8-10 musicians from America, Turkey, Kurdistan, Syria, ...See moreIstanbul - Turkey Owen, Bashar, and Yasu are from three different worlds, but in a city that straddles two continents, this blend of cultures seems all too natural. They are three of 8-10 musicians from America, Turkey, Kurdistan, Syria, and Europe who have come together in Istanbul to form the band Country For Syria. They each bring a unique style and voice to an eclectic group that highlights the oddly unsurprising coincidence that country western, Arabic, Turkish, and Kurdish music tend to sing about similar things. These three characters embody a crucial truth of the migrant crisis that is often ignored by the media; creating beauty and forging bonds in the midst of this chaos is not a miracle, it is a decision.
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