BIOGRAPHY

Wasim Arslan is a singer and songwriter from Aleppo in Syria. His soulful voice is known for reaching people’s hearts. Having faced the atrocities of war, Wasim has experienced both the light and the dark side of life. His poetry and melodies speak of these two forces and the search for freedom in between, spreading a message of unity.

With strikingly powerful poetic lyrics and sound, he finds a way to speak about passion against fear, unity against separation, and liberation against injustice and oppression.

Wasim’s music is diverse, ranging from ballads to dance music, acoustic, electronic, traditional and folk music, working together with musicians from different cultures. Yet Wasim’s sound is always recognisable as timeless, bridging between old and new, Arabic and international, characterised by his use of vocal ornamentation that tells stories full of emotion.

Wasim feels a strong responsibility to keep the Syrian culture and traditions alive, which led him to organise many cultural events in The Netherlands. Wasim recently collaborated with Cappella Amsterdam, creating the show “Aleppo”, telling the story of the city and its history of music. The show toured to 8 theatres in NL and BE and was broadcasted on NPO Klassiek and Radio Klara. Wasim is currently working on his first album, set to be released in March 2025.