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“Fisherman and the Djinni Part II: The Ensorcelled Prince”

The saga continues with 1001 Arabian nights Audio drama "Fisherman and the Djinni Part II: The Ensorcelled Prince."  from Sir Richard Burton's timeless classic "Arabian Nights Entertainments The cunning fisherman has outwitted the Djinni by coaxing him in the bottle, but the Ocean Djinni has the last laugh. The 1800 year old Djinni shows the fisherman to a remote mountain lake, and bids him to cast his net once per day. To his amazement, the fishes are multicolored and speak to magic entities wearing sapphires, when they are fried. The King of the Lake Kingdom sets out to solve the rare mysteries. In the middle of a desert he discovers an abandoned castle, with a weeping prince who is ebony stone from the waist down. The melancholy prince tells his tragic tale, complete with an hideous mausoleum inhabited by his treacherous sorceress wife, and her necromancer African lover. The secrets of the ensorcelled Prince and the fountain of the blue, white, yellow and red magic fishes are revealed in this exciting tale of sorcery, and royal revenge. Cast: King: Michael Valenzuela Dunyazad: Karen Hayman Sherazade: Margritte Djinni of the Ocean: Mitchell Lucas Fisherman: Rip Elliot Voice of Sage Duban: Odell Atkinson Sultan: Connor MCkinley Vizier: Zade Patterson Cookmaid: Melissa Morgan / Nicole Wilkes Sapphire Maiden: Avery Smithhart Magic Fishes: Mel Korkuc Magician: Richard Priest Elderly townspeople: Nicole Wilkes / S. Davis Soldiers: Cecil Robinson / Dustin Darr Ensorcelled Prince: Miguel Moran Harem Ladies: Melissa Morgan / Mel Korkuc Sorceress Princess: Mora Inamorata Sorceror Lover: Richard Priest Music: "Nights of Happiness" Semi Sheheen Ambient selections Simon Stockhausen ERH from freesound.org "Temple of Horus" and "Kawala Ney" by Amir Khosrowshahi Sound effects from freesound.org Opening and ending credits theme / "Enter in" Steve Urwin and "Arabian Adventures" by Music Bakery Licensed by Audiosparx.com Desert Gems Audio copyright 2012 all rights reserved

"Fisherman and the Djinni:" Part I "King Yunan and Sage Duban"

1001 Arabian nights Audio drama of the "Fisherman and the Djinni: King Yunan and Sage Duban" from Sir Richard Burton's timeless classic "Arabian Nights Entertainments." The tale continues as Sherazade begins the tale of "Fisherman and the Djinni." A poor humble fisherman unearths from the bottom of the ocean 1800 year old brass jar containing  a malicious and wicked Djinni. The evil spirit offers him choice of deaths, and the fisherman engages in tricks and tales to outwit him. The first is the story of "King Yunan and Sage Duban." The illustrious sage Duban cures the ailing King Yunan of leprosy and is granted a high seat in the King's court, much to the  evil Wazir's chagrin. The Wazir suggests the King to kill the kindly sage, but not until three more stories are told by the pair. "King Sindibad and his Falcon, ""The Husband and the Parrot," "Prince and the Ogress," leading ultimately to a twisting and chilling conclusion. Talking decapited heads, poisonous vipers, wicked ghulahs, and wicked lovers abound in this five-in-one tale. Features: King Sharyar: Michael Valenzuela, Dunyazad: Karen Hayman, Sherazade: Margritte, Djinni of the Ocean: Mitchell Lucas, Fisherman: Rip Elliot, King Yunan: Tom Kerin, Sage Duban: Odell Atkinson, King Yunans Vizier: Kamran Nikhad Falconer: Dustin Darr, Falcon King: Michael Valenzuela, Falcon King’s Minister: Richard Garner, Falcon: Melissa Korkuc, Parrot: Chris Thurman, Husband: Zade Patterson, Poet and Turkish lover: S. Davis, Harem Girl: Melissa Morgan Ghoul Children: Melissa Morgan / Mel Korkuc, Ghulah Princess: Danielle McRae, Wicked Wazir: Dustin Darr, Prince: Miguel Moran, King’s Favorite: Jules Ismail,  Sworder: Zeke Music: "Orchestre" Mohamed Abdel Wahab, "Space of Glass" and "Weeping Giant" by Simon Stockhausen "Egyptian Ballad" and "The Arabian Flute" by Amir Khosrowshahi, "Enigma" ,"Occult" ,"Stranger" by Stephan Sechi licensed by footage firm.com, Sound effects from freesound.org Opening and ending credits theme "Enter In" by Steve Urwin and "Arabian Adventures" by Music Bakery licensed by audiosparx.com, Desert Gems Audio copyright 2012 all rights reserved

"Tale of the Trader and the Djinni"

The third terrifying tale continues in the 1001 Audio drama of  "Trader and Djinni" from Sir Richard Burton's timeless classic the Arabian Nights Entertainments. A merchant trader throws stones in the desert, and enrages a Desert Djinni who plans to murder the merchant for haplessly killing his son. When the merchant returns in one year to face the Djinni's wrath, three old Shaykhs, one with an enchanted  gazelle, the other with two greyhounds, and the eldest with a mule. The Djinni agrees to exchange a third of the trader's sentence if the wandering Shaykhs reveal the secret of the mysterious animals. Tales of revenge, redemption and sorcery filled with femme fatales, magicians, and shape-shifting Ifritahs. Cast Features: King: Michael Valenzuela Dunyazad: Karen Hayman Sharzahd: Margritte Djinni: Ken Hackney Merchant Trader: William Watt 1st Shaykh: Sean Chiplock Sorceress:  Cassandra Wladyslava Herdsman:  Odell Atkinson Herdsman's Daughter: Melissa Morgan 2nd Shaykh: Faisal Yaqub 1st brother: Michael Mojica 2nd brother:  Zeke Ifritah: Viridiane 3rd Shaykh: Rip Elliot 3rd Shaykh's Wife: Karen Kahler Butcher: Chris Thurman Butcher's Daughter: Mel Korkuc "Dance of Scherezade" Semi Sheheen Drones by Simon Stockhausen  Ambient Selections by ERH and Freesound.org Enter "Enter In" Steve Urwin  and "Arabian adventures"  Music Bakery  licensed by audiosparx c.2012 all right reserved

The Bull and the Ass

Welcome to the second episode of the 1001 Arabian Nights audio drama, adapted from Sir Richard Burton's timeless classic "Arabian Nights Entertainments." The Arabian Nights  tale continues as the witty Wazir tries to reason with his willful daughter Sharzahd, weaving a tale that begins in a humble barnyard between a merchant farmer and a bellowing Bull, a Braying Ass, a doleful Dog, and a cocky Cock! This merchant is no ordinary fellow as he understands the speech of birds and beasts. His laughing almost causes him to lose his life over revealing the animal's secrets at the insistence of his shrewish wife. Upon the tale's conclusion, Sharzahd seals her fate to the vengeful King Shahryar. Introducing Sharzahd's  lovely sister Dunyazad in this prelude to the first of 1001 Nights. Cast: Michael Valenzuela as The King Sean Chiplock as the Wazir Chris Thurman as the Bull and Cock Karen Kahler as the Jackass Robert Cossyleon as Merchant Farmer Eric Puhlmann as Farmer Emily Dawkins as Merchant Farmer's Wife Zeke as the Townsman S. Davis as Townswoman Odell Atkinson as the Dog Karen Hayman as Dunyazad Margritte as Sharzahd "Tighten the Belt" Sayed Darwish "Beauty of Drones" Simon StockHausen "Nine Lies the Heart" /"Triller" ERH/Freesound Sound effects from freesound.org / "Enter In" Steve Urwin  and "Arabian Adventures"  Music Bakery licensed by audiosparx.com c.2012 all right reserved

King Sharyar and His Brother

Welcome to the first episode of the 1001 Arabian Nights audio drama, adapted from Sir Richard Burton's timeless classic "Arabian Nights Entertainments." In the first tale the two brothers King Sharyar and Shah Zaman reunite after a long absence.  The younger harbors a shocking confession and the King's Courtyard Harem hides lurid secrets. By the shores of a distant sea the two encounter a monstrous Djinn and his enchanted concubine.  A spellbinding tale of  passion, betrayal, and revenge that introduces the legendary Scheherazade. Cast: King Sharyar - Michael Valenzuela  Shah Zaman - William Watt Wazir - Sean Chiplock Queen -Karen Kahler Sister-in-Law - Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard Lover - Zeke Djinn - S. Davis Poet - Warren Reid Ifrit's concubine -Viridiane Scherezade - Margritte Music "Enter In" Steve Urwin "Ya Wardat Al Hob Safi" - M. Abdel Wahab "Herat" - ERH "Arabian Adventures" -"The Music Bakery Sound effects  from freesound.org licensing from audiosparx.com