Years before the civil war, and before the Islamic State militants declared their so-called caliphate, an American punk drummer from Washington, D.C. was overcome with a wild and urgent impulse to visit Syria. Jason Hamacher, a photographer and musician, had become captivated by the religious chants of the Armenian Christian community in Aleppo, Syria's largest city. He had heard that there were no professional recordings of this music. The chants were passed down by memory, he told The Huffin...
These Photos Are A Haunting Reminder Of Syrian Christianity Before The War
The Huffington Post - 29 Mar 2016 21:12
Years before the civil war, and before the Islamic State militants declared their so-called caliphate, an American punk drummer from Washington, D.C. was overcome with a wild and urgent impulse to visit Syria. Jason Hamacher, a photographer and musician, had become captivated by the religious chants of the Armenian Christian community in Aleppo, Syria's largest city. He had heard that there were no professional recordings of this music. The chants were passed down by memory, he told The Huffin...
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