Okay, I've recieved some submissions that I'm having a hard time seeing how really fit the theme. I accept that it's a comp where it's ultimately up to the contributors and what
they think of when they read the theme description and not necessarily what I think of. Because of this, I will include them unless I'm asked to change the tracks.
Still, I thought I'd post some additional guidance and then people can do with it as they please. When I think of music which is "inspired" by 1001 Nights stories/culture/areas, I think of something like this :
This is of course a metal song and it can be any genre and it doesn't need to have this level of influence, but .. perhaps it gives some people some idea on what they could submit.
edit :
Here's another example song from a totally different genre :