The Voice

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The Voice, is a Turkish movie, directed by Gökhan Evecen, and starring Nihat çay. Sleymen Rihani.

Overview

SOWT (Voice) is a documentary film directed by Gökhan Evecen that preserves the vanishing cultural legacy of Antioch Arab poet Sleymen Rihani — a master of improvisation, wit, and classical Arabic song whose powerful voice once animated a forgotten southern culture. The film blends oral history with documentary filmmaking to capture Rihani's unique artistry: his spontaneous verse, his humor, and the intimate partnership between his voice and his instrument. Evecen's second study in this vein after Finnen, SOWT is a vital act of cultural preservation for Arab communities of the Antioch region and an evocative portrait of a living monument of verbal tradition.

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