Arabology (album)

Arabology is the debut album by electronic duo Y.A.S. The album was released in France on 8 June 2009. The lead single, "Get It Right", was released in June 2009.

The duo began recording the album in 2007. Mirwais Ahmadzaï wanted to create an electronic music album that had an Arab identity. Moreover, he wanted to present a different representation of Arab culture to balance the view of Arabs as "terrorists" often publicized in the Western media.

Samples
"A-Man" contains an excerpt from "Man Machine" as performed by Kraftwerk.

Personnel
The following people contributed to Arabology:


 * Yasmine Hamdan – vocals, vocal engineering
 * Mirwais Ahmadzaï – keyboard, guitar, vocals, programming, engineering, mixing
 * François Poggio – guitar
 * Stephane Briat – vocal engineering
 * Simon Davey – mastering
 * Stéphane Sednaoui – photography

Release history
The album was released in two versions: a single disc version, which used Opendisc technology to offer extras via a website, and a digital version which included a digital booklet.