Over the years, the Euphrates Valley has known a rich musical heritage, rich in its genres, forms, and themes. It was distinguished for its poetic vocabulary that expressed emotional states such as longing, abandonment, love and separation, joy and sadness. The melodies were sweet and gentle. Many songs were performed with dancing, according to the state of joy or sadness in mourning.
And the folk songs of the Euphrates, such as Al-Nayel, Al-Molaya, Al-Swehli, Al-Lakahi and Al-Ataba and Al Tashateef songs such as “Abu Al-Khdid” and” Zarif Al-Tulu” and “Ya Haram” have their colours.
The musical instruments that accompany the singer are the Rababa, the Tambourine, and the Flute.
Among the most famous of those who sang on the Rababa were Hussein Al-Hassan and Khalaf Al-Hassan, and on the tambour — Abu Al-Fallut, Muhammad Al-Hassan, and Hassan Al- Ogla.
The female voice, Khawla Hussein Al-Hassan, with the Al-Raqqa Folklore Band, had a beautiful impact on popular singing.
