come with me to the casbah

• Pioneering ‘oriental rock’n’roll’
• Originally issued in 1959
• First time on CD
• Includes background notes

‘A rather amazing late 50s forerunner of the Orient Express and John Berberian east-west amalgamations’ - The Acid Archives

Originally released in the summer of 1959, this remarkable album was one of the first to fuse Middle Eastern and Western instrumentation. Led by Armenian-American oud virtuoso Charles ‘Chick’ Ganimian’, the band tear through a collection of standards and originals that touch on what they termed ‘oriental rock’n’roll’, anticipating the work of John Berberian, the Orient Express, the Devil’s Anvil and others.

1. Oriental Jam
2. Over The Rainbow
3. The Whirling Dervish
4. Play Girl Play
5. Swingin' The Blues
6. Daddy Lolo
7. My Funny Valentine
8. Come With Me To The Casbah
9. Hedy Lou
10. Hayastan Moods
11. Halvah Nine-Eight