AllOfMeJack

Huge fan and I've always wanted to know this: I LOVE Middle Eastern music of all kind and I've noticed that on almost every album of yours, you always have one Indian song and one Middle Eastern song (Facing East then Interlude, Mandala then The Forgotten People, Satyam Shivum Sundaram then the Supreme Illusion) so my questions are: 1: Is that just a coincidence or do you always make sure to include at least one of each in most of your albums? 2: Do you ever plan on making an album that focuses primarily on Indian or Middle Eastern music, (like an Arabic version of Saudade) where instruments like the Sitar are the MAIN instrument as apposed to a supporting instrument (like in Mandala)?

I would be absolutely ecstatic if you did that. Thievery Corporation mixed with Khaliji music or something similar? Seems like a match made in heaven, to me.

Or featuring someone like Zakir Hussain on Tabla. Ooooooh lord have mercy, that'd be awesome. He was in Tabla Beat Science so he's totally able to play electronica type music.

That's basically Radio Retaliation or Culture of Fear.

How did you go about getting involved in stuff like this, because that is something I would love to do. Was it seriously just as simple as buying a plane ticket and having connections with one of the protesters? I always assumed there were travel bans on places like HK and Chile, given the political unrest.