How one Syrian music star is making a comeback
Tariq Dargham al-Swaydan was a well-known musician from Syria's Daraa region when conflict erupted in 2011; now he's trying to carry on with his work while living in Egypt.
When Tariq Dargham al-Swaydan sang at Jordan’s Al-Hamraa Castle at the age of 11, prominent Iraqi singer Kazem al-Saher described him as a “child prodigy.”
Swaydan, now 33, said Saher’s words helped start his career. The Syrian father of three children has been living in Alexandria, Egypt, since 2013.
He grew up in a family that loves music. His father was the conductor of an orchestra that performed a type of music known as tarab. In the eyes of traditional society, his father was not always accepted, as he sang in theaters and nightclubs.
The young Swaydan, on the other hand, recited the Quran and prayed in the mosque, which prompted his father to search for a different type of music that would be more inclined toward religion.
