Bedouin Music

A visit to Syria would not be complete without the opportunity to listen to their music and dance their dances. The Syrians, like the Latinos really enjoy singing and dancing at their parties and like that other people sing their different songs, play their instruments and dance. That's just what we did in Palmira, accompanied by some Bedouins who, in some respects were very modern (they all had mobile phones and cable television) but still enjoyed their musical traditions and their instruments which were made from animal skin. The music of a kind of instrument which was a mix of banjo and violin, a ripe watermelon, the buzzing of wasps and the odd camel groan in background ...