Sahara is the first full-length studio album

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 by the Israel

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i metal

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 band Orphaned Land

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, released on November 25, 1994 by French

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 label Holy Records

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. The 2002 digipak

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 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

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. The songs; "Seasons Unite", "The Beloveds Cry", "My Requiem", "Orphaned Land - The Storm Still Rages Inside..." are all from the demo

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, 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 of Israel)
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

Band members

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

• Hadas Sasi − female vocals
• Albert Dadon − tarbuka
• Abraham Salman − kannun
• "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
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  , Israel
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  , June 1994.
• Produced by Orphaned Land
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  Orphaned Land is an Israeli progressive metal band, formed in 1991, that combines Death/doom, Jewish and Arabic influences.- History :In 1992, the band changed its name from the original Resurrection to 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
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  , Istanbul
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  , Turkey
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External links

• Sahara at Orphaned Land official site