This week we bring you psychedelic guitar from Lebanon
Episode 58: Music for an Arabian Night by Ron Goodwin and His Orchestra
This album has nothing to do with the Middle East... or does it?
Your standard romanticized orientalism and exotica aesthetic.
Orientalist tropes abound! No mention of the Rahbani Brothers or source material.
Ron Goodwin on Wikipedia
Rahbani Brothers on Wikipedia
Music for an Arabian Night on Apple Music
Music for an Arabian Night on Amazon
Rahbani Brothers: Origin of the Ron Goodwin Arabian Night YouTube Playlist
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