"Sir Richard Bishop is the Pico Lyer of the guitar. On his previous five solo recordings he's visited not only various nations and continents, as the writer has done in his books, but time periods on his instrument as well - something that Lyer, limited by physics, has been unable to do. Arabic music has long held a place in Bishop's heart as a guitarist, as a member of the Sun City Girls and as a solo artist, but he's never indulged it so completely as he does on The Freak Of Araby...In sum, The Freak Of Araby is simply wonderful." - All Music Guide

Track Listing
1. Taqasim for Omar
2. Enta Omri
3. Barbary
4. Solenzara
5. The Pillars of Baalbek
6. Kaddak el Mayass
7. Eassaouira
8. Ka'an Azzaman
9. Sidi Mansour
10. Blood-Stained Sands