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Morning Becomes Eclectic

Songs of Syria and Tunisia

Novena Carmel
Novena Carmel
Hand-Picked Music Indie / AltSoul / Funk
Rhythm Planet host Tom Schnabel visits MBE at 10am to share songs from Syria and Tunisia.
Rhythm Planet host Tom Schnabel visits MBE at 10am to share songs from Syria and Tunisia.
Feb 26, 2016

Rhythm Planet host Tom Schnabel shares the music of Dhafer Youssef of Tunisia, the birthplace of the 2010 Arab Spring, and Syrian poet, singer and songwriter Abed Azrié.

Photo: Dhater Youssef, 2013

Show Credits

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    Jason Bentley

    Host, Metropolis

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    Rachel Reynolds

    Producer, 'Morning Becomes Eclectic'

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    Tom Schnabel

    host of KCRW’s Rhythm Planet

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