Assala Nasri — Al-Fayhaa, Damascus, 2026

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Why this recording

Assala Nasri's first concert in Syria since 2010, according to Al Jazeera, the September 17, 2026 evening in Damascus was organized by the Syrian Ministry of Culture, whose minister honored the singer. The program combines her hits, among them Aktar and Su'al Basit, with songs from her new album devoted to Syria's regions, from Damascus and Aleppo to Hauran, Suwayda, the coast and the desert, including one song in Kurdish. The video, over three and a half hours long, was posted the next day by an unofficial channel.

— Simon Janvier, live-sound professional and editor of the catalogue

Recording technical sheet

Rights-holding channelQUSAY NOOR _ قصي نور
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Metadata checked on YouTube on 29 September 2026.

Published on September 27, 2026 by

Full live concert by Syrian singer Assala Nasri at the Al-Fayhaa Sports Hall in Damascus on 17 September 2026, under the title “The Return of Assala” (عودة الأصالة). The event marks the diva’s return to a Syrian stage for the first time in some fifteen years, after the exile that followed her support for the 2011 protests. Before a packed hall and a deeply moved audience, one of the greatest voices in contemporary Arabic music delivers a recital lasting several hours, moving between classical tarab, major hits and a repertoire drawn from the heritage of Syria’s different regions. Beyond the vocal performance, this filmed live concert carries a strong symbolic and documentary charge: it captures a moment of cultural reconciliation and collective emotion, widely covered in the Arab and international press. For lovers of world music and Arabic song, this capture offers a rare immersion in an event concert, driven by the power and sensitivity of Assala, a major figure in Syrian and Arabic song.

Personnel & credits

  • Assala Nasri — vocals
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