Sahara (Orphaned Land album)

Sahara
Studio album by Orphaned Land
Released	November 25, 1994
Recorded	June 1994, "Sigma" studios, Tel Aviv, Israel
Genre	Melodic death-doom Oriental metal Melodic Death Metal
Length	58:29 77:49 (digipak)
Label	Holy
Producer	Orphaned Land
Orphaned Land chronology
The Beloved's Cry (1993) Sahara (1994) El Norra Alila (1996)
Sahara re-release
Re-release (2002)

Sahara is the first full-length studio album by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land, released on November 25, 1994 by French label Holy Records. The 2002 digipak re-release of the album features three bonus tracks: "Above You All", "Pits of Despair" and "The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix – Hangis Han)" and edited cover art. The songs "Seasons Unite", "The Beloveds Cry", "My Requiem", "Orphaned Land – The Storm Still Rages Inside..." are all from the demo The Beloved's Cry.

Track listing

1. "The Sahara's Storm" – 7:59
2. "Blessed Be Thy Hate" – 9:25
3. "Ornaments of Gold" – 7:08
4. "Aldiar Al Mukadisa" – 3:15 (Translated: Holy Land)
5. "Seasons Unite" – 8:30
6. "The Beloved's Cry" – 4:33
7. "My Requiem" – 8:27
8. "Orphaned Land – The Storm Still Rages Inside..." – 9:10

Digipak bonus tracks

1. "Above You All" – 4:57
2. "Pits of Despair" – 4:20
3. "The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix – Hangis Han)" – 10:05

Personnel

Band members

• Kobi Farhi – vocals
• Yossi Sasi – lead guitars, oud
• Matti Svatitzki – rhythm guitar
• Uri Zelcha – bass
• Sami Bachar – drums
• Itzik Levi – keyboards, sampler, piano

Guest musicians

• Hadas Sasi – female vocals
• Albert Dadon – tarbuka
• Abraham Salman – kanun
• "Neve Israel" synagogue – background vocals
• Amira Salah – female "Arab" vocals
• Unknown musician goes by the name "Vovin" – guitars

Production and other

• Recorded in "Sigma" Studios, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 1994
• Produced by Orphaned Land
• Engineered by Tamir Muskat
• Assisted by Gary Gani
• Second assistant engineers: Eran Zira, Yotam Agam
• Mixed by Tamir Muskat, Orphaned Land, Gary Gani and Asaf Bar-Lev
• Executive producer Holy Records, Orphaned Land and Asaf Bar-Lev
• Logo by Uri Zelcha and Kobi Farhi
• Photos by Gil Pasternak
• Cover: The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

External links

• Sahara at Orphaned Land official site