Arshia Haq is a filmmaker, writer and DJ based in Los Angeles. Discostan presents musical narratives from Eastern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia and eastward to the edge of the earth – from Beirut to Bangkok via Bombay.

Narrative threads include migration, celebration, warfare, nostalgia, homeland, borders, often within realms of Islamic influence, through the lenses of timeless traditional forms, the kaleidoscopic reinventions of pop culture, and everything in between and beyond. Most simply, Discostan is a love letter to the Dis-Orient.

Benasser Ou Khouya – Atlas Illa Zine – S/T 45 – Boussiphone
Zeki Muren – Senede Bir Gun – 45 – Grafson
Benasser Ou Khouya – Afak Dounit – 45 – Boussiphone
Melahat Koyuncu – Kovma Beni Dergahindan – 45 – Senay
Bismillah Khan – Raga Malkauns
Sabri Brothers – Ya Sahebal Jamal Waa Ya Sayed Ul Bashar – EMI
Anouh Ithal Hathy – Mulla Seoud El Koweity – Songs of the Brokenhearted – Honest Jons Records
Begzar Begreyan – Ahmad Zahir – Volume 2 – Guerssen Records
Nermin – Taron Bhara – Disco Se Aagay – Music India Ltd
Nermin – Nazneen – Disco Se Aagay – Music India Ltd
Feridoon Farrokhzad – Aashianieh – Rangarang -Vampi Soul
Yamma Yamma – Sunil Ganguly – Swinging Hits – EMI
Neli — Do Parandeh – Rangarang -Vampi Soul
Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho – Sunil Ganguly – Swinging Hits – EMI
Dokhtare Shab – Mehrpouya – Rangarang – Vampi Soul