A Syrian whirling dervish dancer from the Aleppo Heritage Ensemble performs during the festival of "Nights of Spiritual Music" at Qasr al-Adhm in Damascus late September 7, 2008. The group brings together Aleppo's leading artists of traditional religious music and performs without musical instruments, relying only on rhythm, patterns, melodies and use of the ears. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)
