“Shusmo perfectly embodies the message…: Arab culture is dynamic, it is imaginative, and it can fuse… with the other ethnic cultures that exist around it.” -Gal Beckerman, Downtown Express (January 2004)

“This year, one of the highlights of the festival was Shusmo…”
“Abboushi... appears comfortable on stage and receives reassurances from the audience... as his nimble fingers fly across the string instrument he has mastered.” “…by the end of the evening they (audience) are on their feet demanding an encore…” -Rachelle Kliger, The Media Line (Jerusalem Festival-2005)