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Qalam strives to explore the interpenetration of different cultures. To this end, we have decided to launch a series of playlists in which music mediates between different geographical and ideological spaces. Our first playlist is called ‘West to East: One Hundred Best Songs’. It will be updated several times a week, and its curation will focus on how Western pop culture has reflected the realities of the East, whether they are musical, geographical, religious, or political. (The terms ‘West’ and ‘East’ should be taken as broadly and arbitrarily as possible.)
This outstanding band from Arizona was founded in the late 1970s by two brothers, Alan and Richard Bishop. Their grandfather was a Lebanese oud player, which may explain their passion for countless improvisations on oriental themes, from experiments with Indonesian music to album titles like Tibetan Jazz 666. The composition Radio Morocco is a very typical combination of brilliance, nerdiness, and craziness.
Alan Bishop has also founded the unique ethnographic label Sublime Frequencies, which has released a huge amount of street and radio music from Burma, North Korea, Syria, Laos, Indonesia, and more.