Name: Aleppo (ft. Ashkur)
Duration: P00H05M14S
Description: "Aleppo" is a disco & funk inspired track celebrating the city featuring Arabian vocalist Ashkur (and Bassel’s debut singing in Arabic).

Aleppo (ft. Ashkur)

from Smoke & Mirrors by Bassel & The Supernaturals

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"Aleppo" is a disco & funk inspired track celebrating the city featuring Arabian vocalist Ashkur (and Bassel’s debut singing in Arabic).

lyrics

If there’s one thing I know
It’s how to make you feel right at home
Just take the bed and eat up
Can’t you tell it’s overwhelming
Oh the love inside my nana’s eyes
She stayed up when I was sick all night
It’s taking time to realize she’s gone
But the peace has followed her beyond

Have no fear - time goes slow
Oh these summer nights, and the smell of rose
Create a new beginning when the world it keeps on spinning
We’re in danger now where we’ve always been
But they’re lighting up the city
When they should be taking pity
On the people seeking peace and a place to call home

You know - to the oldest city Aleppo
Didn’t you know that it’s the oldest city Aleppo
It’s faded, Aleppo
Outdated, Aleppo
It’s the oldest city, Aleppo
We’re running out of time

Save my plate I’m coming back for more
You’re gonna have to roll me back out through that door
Just shuffle the cards and deal ‘em
And pass the argila ’til we float into the clouds
The citadel’s a party now
Where Saladin was hanging out
Oh the sun’s out over our heads
So we sleep it off, then we do it again

Prayers fill the sky with the sunlight
Baked bread is gone by the time I get home
I want to see it with my own two eyes
Like the memories, the good times
But they’re lighting up the city
When they should be taking pity
On the people seeking peace and a place to call home

You know - to the oldest city Aleppo
Didn’t you know that it’s the oldest city Aleppo
It’s faded, Aleppo
Outdated, Aleppo
It’s the oldest city, Aleppo
We’re running out of time

قلبي بريدك يا حلب
‏ ‏بحلم في حلب
روحي تريد حلب
خليلي حلب
‏ ‏مدينة حلب
‏تسلملي حلب
‏خليلي حلب
‏روحي تريد حلب

لو تسمعو دقات قلبي لو تسألو هالقلب
رح تسمعوه عم بنادي يا حلب
شو ماغنوا شو ما حكيوا وشو مانكتب
رح تبقى أنت الأحلى يا حلب

credits

from Smoke & Mirrors, track released January 17, 2020
Bassel Almadani: Lead Vocals and Background Vocals
Brandon Hunt: Electric and Acoustic Guitars
Jackson Kidder: Electric and Upright Bass
Carl Kennedy: Keyboards
Stevenson Valentor: Drums
Ben Philips: Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Alex Blomarz: Saxophones and Flute
Reed Flygt: Auxiliary Percussion
Sydney Jay: Background Vocals
Matt Hannau: Violin
Sara Morrow: Viola
Calvin Armstrong: Cello
Ashkur: Guest Vocals

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Bassel & The Supernaturals Chicago, Illinois

Bassel & The Supernaturals combines neo-soul and funk with captivating lyrics about love, loss, and a war in Syria that has directly affected Bassel Almadani’s family along with 10,000,000 others.