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| Wenu Wenu | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 22 October 2013 | |||
| Studio | Studio G, Brooklyn, New York City | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 39:47 | |||
| Sprache | ||||
| Label | Ribbon Music | |||
| Producer | Kieran Hebden | |||
| Omar Souleyman studio chronology | ||||
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Wenu Wenu is a studio album by Syrian singer Omar Souleyman, released on 22 October 2013 on the American independent record label Ribbon Music. Although at the time of the album's release Souleyman already had a 20-year career and an extensive catalog of published live and home-recorded tapes, it is technically his first studio offering.[1][2]
Background and recording
Composition
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
| NME |   [5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [6] |
| Spin | 8/10[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Titel | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wenu Wenu" | 7:01 |
| 2. | "Ya Yumma" | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Nahy" | 5:32 |
| 4. | "Khattaba" | 5:12 |
| 5. | "Warni Warni" | 6:53 |
| 6. | "Mawal Jamar" | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Yagbuni" | 6:21 |
| Total length: | 39:47 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Wenu Wenu's liner notes.[7]
- Kieran Hebden – producer
- Omar Souleyman – performer
- Rizan Sa'id – performer
- Tony Maimone – engineer
- Spencer Sweeney – artwork
- Rob Carmichael – design
References
- ^ a b Raymer, Miles (25 October 2013). "Omar Souleyman: Wenu Wenu Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (24 October 2013). "Omar Souleyman's Intense, Swooning 'Wenu Wenu' Brings Dabke to the Club-Kid Masses". Spin. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Wenu Wenu by Omar Souleyman". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Faller, Paul (28 October 2013). "Album Review: Omar Souleyman - Wenu, Wenu". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Pattison, Louis (18 October 2013). "Omar Souleyman - 'Wenu Wenu'". NME. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Hermes, Will (22 October 2013). "Omar Souleyman, 'Wenu Wenu'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Omar Souleyman (2013). Wenu Wenu (CD album). Brooklyn, New York: Ribbon Music. RBN029.
External links
Category:2013 albums Category:Arabic-language albums Category:Kurdish-language albums Category:Electronic albums Category:Dabke