Syrian orchestra reassembles with Damon Albarn for London concert

Damascus-based group was scattered around the world by the country’s civil war, but is reuniting for what is intended to be the first of several eventsThe civil war in Syria scattered its members around the world as they fled their homeland, but now the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music (SNOAM) is to be reunited for a rare concert in London. On 25 June, the orchestra – led by conductor Issam Rafea – will perform at the Southbank Centre, presented by Africa Express, and