ARTIST ... Origin
Title  Duration
(Album) [Label]

Omar Faruk TEKBILEK .... Turkey /USA
Whirling Dervish 10'30
(Whirling) [Celestial Harmonies]

Talip ÖZKAN ....Turkey
(a) Karsilama 5'32
(Mysteries of Turkey) [Music of the World]
(b) Karsilama 5'20
(The Dark Fire) [Axiom]
Two vastly different versions recorded 6 years apart, the second with vocals and spoons.

Parvis MESHKATIAN .... Iran
Segah - last 3 sections 5'24
(Dawn) [Kereshmeh]
Meshkatian plays the hammer-dulcimer called a santour. He is accompanied by Nasser Farhangfar and Jamshid Mohebi on the chalice-shaped drum called the tombak.

Jalal zur FONUN .... Iran
Setar Solo in dastgah af-Shari 4'16
(Music in the World of Islam - Human voice / Lutes) [Topic]

Om KALSOUM .... Egypt
Ya Messaharni 10'00
(Ya Messaharni) [Sono Cairo]

Simon SHAHEEN .... Middle East
Al Hinna 5'19
(The Music of Mohammed Abdel Wahab) [Axiom]

Hossam RAMZY .... Egypt / UK
Gamil Gamil 7'14
(The Best of Farid Al Atrash) [ARC Music]

Rabih ABOU-KHALIL
Awakening 8'04
(Tarab) [Enja]

OGYLI Ensemble .... Azerbaijan
Evlandir 6'12
(Music of Azerbaijan) [King]
featuring Gabil Aliev (b.1927) with highly expressive and impressive playing on the kemanche (spike-fiddle).

Salim ALÁN & about 20 pearl divers .... Bahrain
Haddadi 4'12
(Human Voice / Lutes in the World of Islam) [Topic]

MUSLIMGAUZE .... UK
Khar Khodefi 5'00
(Intifaxa) [Extreme]

(a) Dunya YUNIS ....Lebanon
Abu Zeluf (1st part) 1'30
(Human Voice / Lutes in the World of Islam) [Topic]
(b) David BYRNE & Brian ENO .... USA / UK
Regiment 3'54
(My Life in the Bush of Ghosts) [EG]
A truly seminal disc, borrowing slabs of voice and creating amazing grooves alongside. These pieces feature this recording of Dunya YUNIS.
(c) Dunya YUNIS
Abu Zeluf (2nd part) 1'30
(Human Voice / Lutes in the World of Islam) [Topic]
(d) David BYRNE & Brian ENO .... USA / UK
The Carrier 3'00
(My Life in the Bush of Ghosts) [EG]

MUSLIMGAUZE .... UK
Curfew, Gaza 10'35
(Zul'm) [Extreme]

Rabih ABOU-KHALIL
The Sphinx and I 5'22
(Odd Times) [Enja]
A new release recorded live in Cologne in May this year.