Fågel Roc

Fågel Roc is a music collective founded in 2006. It has members from all over the planet and is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The name Fågel Roc / Bird Roc comes from the mythological gigantic bird Roc mentioned in the Thousand and one Nights and Sinbad myths. Fågel Roc is called "The Swedish Band from all over the World" and "The Band without Borders", and has through the years included musicians from Sweden, Iraq, Brazil, Finland, Hungary, Uruguay, Kurdistan, Iran, Serbia, Afghanistan, Mexico, Palestine and Chile.

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• Main musicians who have worked with the band
• Discography
• Film
• Radio
• Songs
• References

The music is a mix of the cultures from the people involved in the band and is often referred to as world music and is heavily influenced by Arab pop music, Swedish Folk music and music from the Balkans including such countries as Greece and Turkey. Scales frequently used are Hijaz-Nahawand and Bayati maqam. Fågel Roc labels it "Oriental melodies on a New Beat" or Mishmash music.

Lyrics are mainly in the Swedish language but also include Arabic, Assyrian, Chaldean, Finnish, and some Spanish and Portuguese. The tunes are mainly written by the collective Fågel Roc but there are also covers of Arabic pop hits such as Ya nour el ain by Amr Diab, and songs by Fairuz, Shareen and Swedish folk tunes such as "Uti vår hage" and the Swedish National Anthem "Du gamla, du fria" and its medieval origin Kärestans död / Uti Tolvmilanskog.