band to weather the initial negative effects. Despite this, the band says it has never experienced any serious negative political attention, and has generally been considered ambassadors for peace in the Middle East by presenting the music in a way that North American people can relate to, while also being well received by Middle Eastern people who enjoy hearing the songs they grew up with. In 2002, the band was joined by John Bilezikjian and Sulieman El Coyote Feldthouse of the band Kaleidoscope (US band) and Stephen Skaggs for the album Hope, which features acoustic and electric songs in English, Arabic, Turkish, and Armenian. Feldthouse performed on the Armenian folk song Laz, which is essentially the same piece as Kaleidoscope's hit Seven Ate Suite. The Brothers of the Baladi recorded Presence of the Past in 2005, in which they returned to traditional Arabic, Turkish, and Armenian styles, featuring renowned kanoon player Ishmael, Boujemma Razgui, and Skaggs, as well as Brenda Erickson, Geoff George, and Daniel Eshoo. In 2008, the band further evolved its Middle Eastern/World Music sound with the album Just Do What's Right, including covers of classic tunes by Buffalo Springfield, Chris Rea, and Neil Young. Beach provides vocals in Arabic, Persian, Spanish, French, English and the old Anglo Saxon dialect of Northern England. This album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008, and served as the basis for a tour to the United Kingdom that same year. 2009-2016 The band continued touring in the United States and England, but in 2014 announced that they were stepping back from touring for a time to focus more on a new album. Gravity of Love was released in early 2016, and represents the band's first foray into electronic music and programming. Recent and Current Projects Brothers of the Baladi continues to tour in the United States and United Kingdom. In March 2016 they released their 12th album, Gravity of Love, which was nominated for the Grammy Rock Album of the Year in 2016. Their music has also been featured on NPR, TV's Lost (ABC), Sexual Healing (Showtime), and Core Culture (USA Network). TBN's documentary, "Holy Family of Egypt - Jesus in Egypt" premiered in Cairo, also features the Brothers' music. The band's music also is included in over 50 belly dance compilations. Discography Dance with Gladness (1982) Food of Love (1983) Beyond the Tenth (1989) Further Journeys (1993) Eye on