 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".