Prog Bands from the Middle East!

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Topic: Prog Bands from the Middle East!

Posted By: zwordser
Subject: Prog Bands from the Middle East!
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 08:37

Having only been familiar with one band from the Middle East (Osiris, from Bahrain), I became curious about how many other bands from this region are listed on PA, so I went through and found a bunch of them and compiled them into the following list (may have missed some). Included the name, country, sub-genre, year formed, average rating, number of albums, and a note on how many ratings each band has.

Please Note:

I did not include Turkey or Israel, both of which have plenty of bands (I may post separate lists for each country).

Included a couple of Mediterranean countries that don't have a lot of bands (Malta, Tunisia, and Morocco)
Included all the countries that end in -stan, but not some Black Sea area countries like Georgia and Armenia--also may post separate lists for those areas.
If I didn't see clear info on the year the band was formed, I just used the year of their first album.

I was pleasantly surprised to find so many from places you might not think of! It's clear, though, that the majority of bands from these regions are younger (2000's, mainly) and tend to be heavy/metal oriented.

Please comment on any I may have missed, or on anything you may like/dislike about bands you may have heard.

Band Name	Country	Category	Year formed	Avg. Rating	Note
6LA8	Pakistan	Progressive Electronica	2010	3.73	23 albums, 6 unrated
Across The Waves	Iran	Post Rock/Math Rock	2010	4	1 album, 3 ratings
Agah Bahari	Iran	Progressive Metal	2003	3.08	2 albums, 1 unrated
Ahoora	Iran	Crossover Prog	2002	3.04	3 albums
Al Basim	Iraq	Eclectic Prog	1970	3.95	1 70's album rated, 2007 album unrated
Amadeus Awad's Eon	Lebanon	Progressive Metal	2014	4	1 album, 4 ratings
Anuryzm	United Arab Emirates	Progressive Metal	2003	3.76	2 albums, single digit ratings
Arashk	Iran	Progressive Metal	2006	3.48	4 albums, single-digit ratings on each
Athelstone	Malta	Eclectic Prog	2010	2.98	Only one album, 20 ratings
Bader Nana	Kuwait	Neo-Prog	2009	3.66	5 albums and a lot of singles
Colourblind	Malta	Progressive Metal	1998	3.87	1 album, 4 ratings
Different Strings	Malta	Neo-Prog	2000	3.27	4 albums, single-digit ratings on each
Entity Pardigm	Pakistan	Crossover Prog	2002	2.91	1 album, 4 ratings
Expiration of a Young Man	Egypt	Post Rock/Math Rock	2017	0	1 album in 2019, no ratings
Faraz Anwar	Pakistan	Progressive Metal	1995	4	3 albums, but only one rating
Farzad Golpayegani	Iran	Progressive Metal	2002	3.32	8 albums, few ratings
Flight 09	Uzbekistan	Prog Related	1986	2.82	7 albums, few ratings
From.UZ	Uzbekistan	Eclectic Prog	2007	3.85	5 albums, plenty of ratings
Gunesh Ensemble	Turkmenistan	Jazz-Rock/Fusion	1970	4.12	3 albums
Kawn	Morocco	Progressive Metal	2019	2.18	1 album, 3 ratings
Lost Insen	Tunisia	Progressive Metal	2005	0	1 unrated album
Mizraab	Pakistan	Progressive Metal	2000	4.25	2 albums, 8 ratings
Myrath	Tunisia	Progressive Metal	2001	3.72	5 albums
Nu.Clear.Dawn	Syria	Progressive Metal	1997	3.53	1 album, 5 ratings
Osiris	Bahrain	Neo-Prog	1980	3.71	5 albums, fair amt of ratings
Ostura	Lebanon	Progressive Metal	2009	3.81	2 albums, 47 ratings
Overload	Pakistan	Neo-Prog	2004	3.01	2 albums, 7 ratings
Rabih Abou-Khalil	Lebanon	Prog Folk	1982	4.03	21 albums with single digit ratings, 2 unrated
Riverwood	Egypt	Progressive Metal	2018	4.3	2 albums, 10 ratings
Salim Ghazi Saeedi	Iran	Crossover Prog	2010	3.22	4 albums, single-digit ratings on each
Simplexity	Egypt	Crossover Prog	2007	3.13	1 album, 4 ratings
The Ursula Minor	Tunisia	Psychedelic/Space Rock	2007	3.95	1 album, 3 ratings
Vielikan	Tunisia	Tech/Extreme Prog Metal	2007	4	2 albums, only one rated
Vladimir Badirov	Uzbekistan	Eclectic Prog	2004	3	One album with 5 ratings
Wasaya	Syria	Progressive Metal	2014	5	1 album, 3 ratings
X Religion	Uzbekistan	Symphonic Prog	2002	3.6	2 albums, 32 ratings

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Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 08:44

Damn, not many from the 70s :(

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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 08:46

Not in the database but may be of interest is Ibrahim Maalouf from Lebanon who plays Jazz Fusion, Arabic Jazz, Chamber Jazz, Jazz-Rock. I have his Illusions album which is very good.

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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 08:46

I don't know much here, I'll have to do some listening.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 09:04

The only bands I know of from the Middle East are Osiris, from Bahrain, and Sand, from somewhere in the Arabian Desert, probably.

Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 09:10

I might suggest Kavus Torabi and possibly his band Knifeworld (although the rest of the members aren't from the Middle East so definitely, your discretion there. He is listed as United Kingdom, but he was born in Iran, and moved to the UK when he was 18 months.

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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 09:18

Atravan, Iranian band, are great.

Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 09:18

Another might be Blurred Vision, who are an Iranian band based in Canada, who were in the news for covering Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall.

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Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 09:43

I have 4 albums by Fromuz (formerly known as FROM.UZ), but nothing else. Their music has very little in the way of middle eastern influences. They could easily be confused with any western jazz/rock/fusion band.

Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 12:31

MortSahlFan wrote:

Damn, not many from the 70s :(

No, but I don't think you could/would expect there to be, especially from the early 70's, because Prog is primarily a European-born class of music that spread to other areas later. Of course, there may be more--say from the late 70's thru 90's that just haven't made it onto PA (particularly if they're sort of "underground")

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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 13:46

I'm weak in this region of the world. I have enjoyed the albums from Osiris and Bader Nana.

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Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 17:07

progaardvark wrote:

I'm weak in this region of the world. I have enjoyed the albums from Osiris and Bader Nana.

I seem to know more (or prefer?) from Europe (and mostly in the UK) than in my home country of the USA

Speaking of, the last modern one I heard of was from Texas, and they weren't bad, but it wasn't anything progressive.. This doesn't apply to them, but if you're just out there sounding like King Crimson, to me, isn't progressive - just redundant. I think independence is probably the most important aspect.

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Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 18:34

wiz_d_kidd wrote:

I have 4 albums by Fromuz (formerly known as FROM.UZ), but nothing else. Their music has very little in the way of middle eastern influences. They could easily be confused with any western jazz/rock/fusion band.

One of the more notable bands on the list; I just put Overlook in my shopping cart on Bandcamp after hearing it. Sounds very much to me like (mostly) an instrumental fusion of King Crimson with Neo-Prog: great sound!

I might get another: which album would you recommend??

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Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 19:23

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Not in the database but may be of interest is Ibrahim Maalouf from Lebanon who plays Jazz Fusion, Arabic Jazz, Chamber Jazz, Jazz-Rock. I have his Illusions album which is very good.

Sounds like he should be in the database!

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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 19 2022 at 19:39

No argument here

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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: May 20 2022 at 00:16

zwordser wrote:

I might get another: which album would you recommend??

Overlook is my favourite from them, but this year’s release is very good, and does threaten to usurp Overlook’s position as my favourite.

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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: May 20 2022 at 04:55

Siddartha from Turkey is a good one

Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: May 20 2022 at 05:02

I got also ARTSRUNI Cruzaid , band from Armenia , imho a prog folk band, fine stuff

Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: May 20 2022 at 05:04

Asia minor ( half french , half turkish) 2 VG cds issued by Musea

Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 20 2022 at 05:07

mellotronwave wrote:

Asia minor ( half french , half turkish) 2 VG cds issued by Musea

Their recent come back album was really good, too. Smile

Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: May 20 2022 at 05:52

^Thanks for the recommends. The Turkish/Armenian/Georgian list is forthcoming. . .

i have had Asia Minor's first album for a long time, one of my favorites. They're listed as French on PA, but may be better characterized as "multi national".

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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: May 20 2022 at 10:16

How can you leave out Orphaned Land and Yossi Sassi, as well as Soul Enema, Scardust, Noa Grumann!

I love Myrath, Siddhartha, and Osiris.

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Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: May 20 2022 at 10:53

zwordser wrote:

I might get another: which album would you recommend??

From my collection, besides Overlook, I would recommend Seventh Story and Audio Diplomacy. I have Sodom & Gomorrah, but it's my least favorite.

Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: May 20 2022 at 15:36

BrufordFreak wrote:

How can you leave out Orphaned Land and Yossi Sassi, as well as Soul Enema, Scardust, Noa Grumann!

Apparently, Y'aint payin' attention to the notes in my post. Looks like all those artists you mentioned are Israeli.

The Israeli list is, indeed, forthcoming in the near future. I've got it mostly done, and just working on the formatting now.

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Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: May 20 2022 at 15:45

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From my collection, besides Overlook, I would recommend Seventh Story and Audio Diplomacy. I have Sodom & Gomorrah, but it's my least favorite.

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Thanks. I noticed S&G is the highest rated besides Overlook: I may just have to listen to all beforehand.

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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: May 29 2022 at 21:52

Cristi wrote:

mellotronwave wrote:

Asia minor ( half french , half turkish) 2 VG cds issued by Musea

Their recent come back album was really good, too. Smile

indeed it was Hug

Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: May 30 2022 at 01:04

Unless I missed them in the OP list, Greg Walker of Syn-phonic seems to list a few more countries from the Middle-East like Algeria, Bahrein, Iraq (different than what you cite) and Kuwait. Not sure you intended to cite India or nnot.

And from Tunisia, one can think of Dhafer Youssef in tne same range of styles/genres.

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Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 10:01

I just noticed I missed one Uzbeki band on the list: Sado.

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7802" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7802

...the second from back in the 80's in the country.

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Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 10:15

Also missed this artist from Kazakhstan (in line with including the -stans in this list).

Its Vyacheslav Potapov:

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=10003" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=10003

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Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 10:33

Yet another one missed, from Turkmenistan: FIRYUZA (Jazz-rock/Fusion)

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=9449" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=9449

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Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 11:23

<sigh!> so yet another missed: Absolace, progressive Metal band from the UAE:

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5895" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5895

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Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: August 03 2023 at 03:45

Does anyone know the chronology, which bands started this trend?

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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: August 03 2023 at 04:31

I'm fond of some albums by

Gunesh Ensemble, Turkmenistan

Erkin Koray, Turkey

Sheshet, Israel

Asia Minor, Turkish musicians

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Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: August 03 2023 at 05:41

1977

Atmosphera - Lady of Shalott

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Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: May 18 2024 at 11:58

I just got done listening to Al Basim and it's a little too congested for me, but would love to hear some Arab 70s prog with some more melody, and not obsessed with how fast and complex you can play.

But I did find a cool 70s prog from around the world site (obscure)

https://www.youtube.com/@70sMusicParadise

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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 18 2024 at 12:04

Turbulence

excellent progressive metal from Lebanon

Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 18 2024 at 16:50

Feras Arrabi is a talented Jordanian guitarist and composer who blends various genres and styles to create a unique sound. His 2021 entirely instrumental album, "Al'Arrabi," showcases his prowess as a composer and performer.

"Al'Arrabi" is a groundbreaking work of progressive fusion due to its incorporation of complex time signatures, unconventional song structures, and experimental instrumentation.

Feras Arrabi masterfully creates intricate textures that captivate the listener's imagination. Exploring new sonic territories is one of the standout features of "Al'Arrabi," as are its rich and diverse soundscapes.

With the "Al'Arrabi" album, Feras Arrabi has garnered critical acclaim and a dedicated following among fans of progressive music.

Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: May 19 2024 at 05:12

Oops

Özdemir Erdoğan - Gurbet

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Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: May 19 2024 at 06:05

^ Latvia is not in the Middle East... Confused

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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: May 19 2024 at 12:45

I really like this song by Simplexity (Egypt)!

It's also important to note that the vocalist's English accent is excellent. Clear neutral pronunciation, no audible foreign accent, impressively close to a native speaker.

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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: May 19 2024 at 13:08

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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 19 2024 at 13:26

There's Sanhedrin. I don't know their music but apparently they were Camel influenced. Also a band called Trespass who are pretty good. Both are from Israel.

Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 19 2024 at 20:30

Aperco is an Israeli contemporary prog-rock band known for their unique blend of musical influences and intricate compositions. Their music can be described as a fusion of progressive rock elements with hints of classical, jazz, and pop undertones. Aperco's sound is characterised by complex arrangements, technical proficiency, and thought-provoking lyrics that often delve into deep philosophical themes.

The band's debut album, "The Battle," from 2016, showcases their musical prowess and creativity, drawing inspiration from 70s progressive rock bands while infusing their own innovative style, creating a sonic landscape that captivates listeners with its depth and complexity.

Posted By: Boojieboy
Date Posted: May 20 2024 at 09:00

ESTA'S "MEDITERRANEAN CROSSROADS" IS REALLY GOOD, FROM 1996

Check out "Deror Yik'ra" as an example (originally Song 1, now Song 9)

https://mp3.pm/search/s/f/esta+deror+yik+ra/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHfsUbpKyO0&t=2729s

Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: May 20 2024 at 11:20

I'm not sure if Ahvak was mentioned but one of my favourite avant albums was their sole release.
Realeaf from Israel are a psychedelic band that play melancholic music. "Possibly Not" just hits the spot with me.

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Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: May 31 2024 at 18:09

Couple people posted bands from Israel here. Note: you should read the specifications at the top--I did not include Israeli bands with this post because I did an entire separate list which can be found here:

https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=129021&KW=Israeli&PN=2" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=129021&KW=Israeli&PN=2

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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 31 2024 at 19:39

^I often don't look at the "fine print." My bad.

Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 01 2024 at 01:31

Watanabe wrote:

Svengali is a band based in Dubai, UAE, that has gained recognition in the local and international music scene. The band consists of members from various countries, such as Lebanon, Iraq, the UAE, and India. They released their sophomore album Sayonara in 2020, following the success of their first full-length album Theory of Mind, which reached No. 2 on Virgin Megastore's UAE album charts in 2015.

Svengali plays metal, featuring progressive elements, doomsday drumming, tectonic guitars, and growled vocals. Their music focuses on positive themes and energy, aiming to convey messages of perseverance through difficult times.

What is "doomsday drumming"?

What's a "tectonic guitar"?

Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: June 10 2024 at 01:36

Any of these bands that actually sing in arabian? I'm always interested in bands from other parts of the world that sing in their own mother tongue.

Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: June 10 2024 at 04:20

Dellinger wrote:

Any of these bands that actually sing in arabian? I'm always interested in bands from other parts of the world that sing in their own mother tongue.

*Arabic.

But the interesting thing about Arabic language is the fact its numerous dialects (yes, including the Maltese language) are so diverse, from what I've heard, that Arabic speakers who use different dialects might have troubles communicating. xD That's also one of the reason a semi-constructed standardized form called Modern Standard Arabic is used fo things like, newspapers, instruction manuals etc.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 04 2024 at 07:27

OSIRIS If you think music from the Middle East is no great sheikhs, then think again, because this is the musical equivalent of a black gold oil strike in a barren desert. Take a Closer Look and check out the incredible sound of Osiris from the tiny desert kingdom of Bahrain, where prog is as rare as a Bar Mitzvah in Saudi Arabia. Shalom. Smile

1982: Osiris - Osiris - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGfb2R92OHulL8O0Cd__m_FiVL3wRpn5N" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGfb2R92OHulL8O0Cd__m_FiVL3wRpn5N

1984: Osiris - Myths & Legends - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lQw_iHs7RVbxgBMsrBb-M08iSHHmZFgG8" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lQw_iHs7RVbxgBMsrBb-M08iSHHmZFgG8

1990: Osiris - Reflections - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kmBDmjcWP16pVl6U9aoaH8bvVLg4dAC5k" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kmBDmjcWP16pVl6U9aoaH8bvVLg4dAC5k

1991: Osiris - Beyond Control (Live) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kKPF-FlLEenHW6xPbXCwiPjeItOrlWLO4" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kKPF-FlLEenHW6xPbXCwiPjeItOrlWLO4

2007: Osiris - Visions from the Past - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lUIrC8eLBvk6zeKAK0ATxf7hqLi7tTq2o" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lUIrC8eLBvk6zeKAK0ATxf7hqLi7tTq2o

2010: Osiris - Tales of the Divers - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nGRVotebYvKAF9jXRQY1JtyiO-E-aGrbk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nGRVotebYvKAF9jXRQY1JtyiO-E-aGrbk

2020: Osiris - Take a Closer Look - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k98_MMXqDS1qJr-wmCIq8I_HJl8eX7HtQ" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k98_MMXqDS1qJr-wmCIq8I_HJl8eX7HtQ

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 16 2024 at 01:15

DERVISHAN A band that's more ethnically diverse than Brixton, with a multi-national line-up of musicians from all around the world, including Iran, Turkey, the USA, France & Egypt, blending transformative textures of swirling Middle Eastern music into an exotic psychedelic stew (or so it says here in the album blurb). Smile

1972: Dervishan - Desert Secrets - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J6et7U88Jw#:~:text=Released%20in%201972%2C%20Dervishans%20debut,both%20experimental%20and%20deeply%20spiritual." rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J6et7U88Jw#:~:text=Released%20in%201972%2C%20Dervishan's%20debut,both%20experimental%20and%20deeply%20spiritual.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 17 2024 at 03:37

CASVALLAH A fictitious Middle Eastern band who are not from some desert sheikhdom but are actually from the urban sprawl of Los Angeles, so I'm guessing the "Mysterious Desert" of the album title is California's Mojave Desert, bearing in mind there are giant cacti pictured on the album cover, which you'd be hard-pressed to find in any Middle Eastern desert. Smile

1977: Casvallah - Mysterious Desert - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zqj6My9P1s" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zqj6My9P1s

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 17 2024 at 04:59

UZAY TURIZM A Space Rock band from Turkey, but you already guessed that anyway. Tongue

1974: Uzay Turizm - Turkish Space Journey - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOEWdPLWIRc&t=6s" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOEWdPLWIRc&t=6s

Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: October 17 2024 at 06:05

Osiris from the tiny desert kingdom of Bahrain

It was a tiny desert kingdom in the 1960's. But today, Bahrain is surprisingly pretty modern and urbanized. ;) I have a friend who's from Bahrain.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 20 2024 at 06:32

HODBINLER Psychedelic Turkish rock legends Hodbinler with a fragrant album of Middle Eastern exotica that will charm your asp off! Tongue

1999: Hodbinler - Anatolian Rock Legends - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_PDg5OIkxU" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_PDg5OIkxU

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 20 2024 at 13:39

HABIBI HABBAS Libya's finest export since the Gaddafi Duck cartoon series. Smile

1976: Habibi Habbas - Funky Caravan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L_Foso6Lfs" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L_Foso6Lfs

Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: October 21 2024 at 10:04

I also did a separate Turkish list (along with Armenia and Georgia) back in 2022, found here:

https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=129035&KW=turkish&PID=6009566#6009566" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=129035&KW=turkish&PID=6009566#6009566

...because, as with Israel, Turkey has plenty of bands compared to other countries in the Middle East.

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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: October 21 2024 at 11:15

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Man, this image is, like, in a shockingly bad taste. Did you have to attach it? xD Yeah, Libya, I know. But the music isn't even from Libya. It's "fictional" (and in this case fictional simply means machine generated algorithm fodder).

It's almost like you desperately needed an excuse to post a fuсking political carricature here. Wow. This is another level of cringe to be frank.

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“On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.”
— Ernest Vong

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 21 2024 at 11:24

^ You just doubled the cringeworthiness by reposting it. Tongue

Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: October 21 2024 at 11:26

No. I called out the cringeworthiness by critiquing your behavior. I'm reposting it for demonstrational purposes. I can take for granted your infantile and Eurocentric (maybe even borderline racist) comments about Bahrain. But this is too much.

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“On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.”
— Ernest Vong

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 23 2024 at 03:23

Hrychu wrote:

No. I called out the cringeworthiness by critiquing your behavior. I'm reposting it for demonstrational purposes. I can take for granted your infantile and Eurocentric (maybe even borderline racist) comments about Bahrain. But this is too much.

Your fishy avatar is cringeworthy too, but I've learned to live with it, just about. Tongue

Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: October 23 2024 at 08:59

Your fishy avatar is cringeworthy too

So is your whataboutism, Paul

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“On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.”
— Ernest Vong

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 25 2024 at 05:41

RAHHATAN Clint Eastwood meets Lawrence of Arabia with the faraway sounds of Rahhatan, so time again to sample the most exquisite Middle Eastern delights on offer outside of a harem. You can almost smell the rich spices and camel dung wafting up through the Kasbah, but for added authenticity, you may wish to light up a hookah pipe whilst listening to the exotic music - although I didn't inhale. Tongue

1970: Rahhatan - Twilight Desert - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY3vF7KQIIU" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY3vF7KQIIU