Jason Hamacher

View of Aleppo’s public park from a rooftop. Many buildings in the background have been damaged or destroyed.

How a punk rocker from DC got interested in ancient songs from Syria

January 15, 2015Music

Jason Hamacher is a punk rock drummer from Washington, DC, but he’s interesting in exploring new sounds of all kinds. That’s how he ended up recording Sufi singers in Aleppo, Syria, and preserving their songs before civil war destroyed the country.