Omar Offendum Fuses Hip-Hop, Poetry, and Arab Heritage, In-Studio

Soundcheck | Apr 9

The Syrian-American rapper, poet, and peace activist Omar Offendum blends the sounds of hip hop and classical Arab music and literature into his stage works.  He has spent much of the past few years on a New York-themed work called The Little Syria Show, named after a historical neighborhood in Lower Manhattan. In a celebration of Arab-American cultural heritage, Omar Offendum shares insights on diasporic memory and performs some of the songs from The Little Syria Show, in-studio. – "Sinsyrianly"

Set list: 1. Peddling Dervish 2. Mojaddareh 3. Not Quite White

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