Orwa Saleh

From ancient Syrian tales and contemporary sensations, Orwa embroiders his distinctive colorful music with riffs, stories, and poems.

The Syrian Oud player and composer who left Damascus 2012, takes it to the limit and further. With this progressive approach Orwa found his uniqueness through redefining the way an Oud is being played, and with his exceptional style of performing and his tunes. In Austria,
Orwa built his career writing music about the home he left, the home he is building, and the path in between. Releasing his albums with different projects: Raheel 2014, Windows to the East 2016, The Song We Still Remember 2019, The Second Time 2022, and Breezes From Here and There 2022. winning the integration prize of culture in upper Austria 2015, and performing projects worldwide.

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