Trance in MENA: Recent Episodes
Salina Kuo
This podcast series will explore the evolution of trance music in the MENA region and the emergence of 20th century and modern-secular psychedelia culture in shaping the contemporary music scene.
Hosts: Deepika Shanmuga Sundaram Lauren Carroll Shea Strippel Yasmin Brahimi Salina Kuo
This episode looks at how psychedelic drugs like LSD and MDMA have been used in scientific inquiries into trance-like states, and how these drugs have also taken on a significant role in modern iterations of trance music, with a focus on the Israeli Psytrance scene. Hosted by Lauren.
Episode 2 featuring discussion of trance as a safe space for marginalized groups. Hosted by Shea.
In this first episode, learn about how the Arab world first explored the use of music to induce a state of trance and ecstasy. Hosted by Salina.
Music featured:
- Segah (Damascus 1955) - From the Ecstatic Dances of Whirling and Howling Dervishes of Turkey and Syria
- Ney Solo followed by Beyat Ayini (Ankara) - From the Ecstatic Dances of Whirling and Howling Dervishes of Turkey and Syria