Trance in MENA

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

3 Episodes

Episode 4: Psychedelic Drugs and Trance
5/20/2021
14:54
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: Trance as Escapism and Healing - Marginalized and Minority Groups and Trance
5/20/2021
9:10
Episode 2 featuring discussion of trance as a safe space for marginalized groups. Hosted by Shea.
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Episode 1: The Birth of Tradition with Trance, Ecstasy and Tarab
5/19/2021
14:42
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

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Trance in MENA

Salina Kuo

3 Episodes

Episode 4: Psychedelic Drugs and Trance

Episode 2: Trance as Escapism and Healing - Marginalized and Minority Groups and Trance

Episode 1: The Birth of Tradition with Trance, Ecstasy and Tarab