When the war started in Syria, people had little time for art and artists. Their families lived in fear of shelling and snipers. Most emigrated because they wanted to get creative again or to feel safe. But some decided to stay home and fight the war with art. One percussionist taught students under fire, while the jazz orchestra conductor left for Germany to play with his bandmates, only to return because he could only create on his native soil. As the gunfire dies down and life gets back to normal, these artistic warriors keep up their battle for the human spirit.
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Syrian Tango
