Björk and Omar Souleyman team up for joint album

Iceland's biggest star collaborating with Syrian musician for his first crossover into western popBjörk and Syrian singer Omar Souleyman have teamed up for a joint album to be released later this year. This will mark Souleyman's pop debut – and, presumably, his first time singing with a former member of the Sugarcubes.It's "the first-ever major western pop release to feature Syrian dabke and Iraqi choubi music", according to a press release received by Pitchfork. Beyond our excitement for the...

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