Sir Richard Bishop has just completed a groundbreaking album entitled The Freak of Araby, which sees him revisiting his Middle Eastern roots. Electric guitar, Moroccan chanters, bass, and heavy percussion are the instruments of choice for this one. Half of the songs on this new release are original pieces by SRB and the remaining half consists of traditional North African folk songs as well as compositions by Elias Rahbani, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, and others. The new LP will be released by Drag City on May 26, 2009.
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Sir Richard Bishop and His Freak of Araby Ensemble has had 3 concerts.
Sir Richard Bishop and His Freak of Araby Ensemble is most often considered to be New Weird America, Drone Folk, American Primitive, Experimental Psych, and Free Folk.
The last Sir Richard Bishop and His Freak of Araby Ensemble concert was on July 01, 2009 at Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Oregon, United States. The bands that performed were: Sir Richard Bishop / Sir Richard Bishop and His Freak of Araby Ensemble / Bert Jansch.
