Omar Souleyman
I'm wary of talking too much about this, because the kind of hype that can build around a non-Western artist from Western music critics with no understanding of the music's context usually result in some very bad writing. I do not have the perspective to say how different this is or how it stands apart from the traditions it is a part of, or whether it is a particularly exceptional example of those traditions. Nor do I have any idea what dude is singing about. But all these caveats aside, Omar Souleyman's music & presentation strike me as pretty notable:
Also really digging "La Sidounak Sayyada" off of Dabke 2020: Folk & Pop Sounds of Syria, which reminds me of the "Applause" rhythm, best known in the states as the beat for Sean Paul's "Temperature."
More details here and here, where you can also pay to download two compilations of his work.
UPDATE: Just realized the folks over at Disco Horror posted about this recently as well. Check their site for instructions on dancing dabke style.


