I met this very nice man in Damascus. His name is Yacine, and he's Kurdish. Originally from around Diyarbakir, Turkey, he lived in Lebanon for a while, and now in Damascus. He stopped me in the Damascus old city, and invited me to hear him play music at his apartment. It was a great experience, more so because he also had a Rebab at his place, one of the instruments I am looking for. He played this, the baglama, and the flute, showing me Syrian, Lebanese, and Kurdish songs. I was able to play the rebab as well and then picked up the drum to accompany him on baglama.
Then after he helped me find a place for my laundry, we picked up some fuul, prepared the herbs (mint, watercress) at his place, ate and played more music. An amazing experience and an extremely welcoming man. He wanted nothing more than to meet and learn what he could from a foreigner, while showing me some of his culture.
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