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In Search for Power

Drinking the Pomegranate

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Mo-rock-o

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Shadow Play of the Tiger

The Swaying Caravan

Shimmering Delights

Get Back the Boom Boum

The Rickshaw

Lotus Eye

Volcano Lullaby

Mystic Reader of the Known and Unknown

Many worlds converge into the sound of The Swords of Fatima: Bollywood, belly dance, flamenco, punk, surf, garage, country, and dark psyche folk. Some say that they are the only band to play multiple genres in every song. Some call them Tibetan Spy Music. Some try to compare them to something more familiar like Siouxsie and the Banshees, X-Ray Spex, or Dick Dale. Front woman, Buko Pan Guerra, guitarist and singer, previously known as the "Bad Ass Bitch with a Banjo" (coined by Sean Carnage) and as Lady Simmons when she played bass for Lily and the Ladies. Still attached to her banjo (her best friend for many years), plays her guitar in a banjo-styled tuning. She is fascinated by ancient stories and music from her heritage: Filipino, Turkish, Armenian, Spanish, Malaysian, and Indian. Her main influences for writing music are ancient folktales, caravans in the desert, sails sailing across the sea, Arabian nights, shamans, kundalini text, her grandmother (who is a faith healer), Samurai films, and classical music. Kim Fredrick of Punk Globe says “Buko sounds as though she has twelve hands when she plays.” Nick Scott is the architect behind the drums. Nick has many years developing his craft behind the set with POPDeFECT and Project K. Since forming in 2007, they have crafted the sound of Southeast Asian Disco Surf Punk madness that the band has become today.

“The Swords of Fatima are another lo-fi duo, with singer-guitarist Buko Pan Guerra cooing febrile melodies over former Popdefect drummer Nick Scott's surf-garage beats. What makes the Swords of Fatima so unusual, however, is the way Guerra's blurry guitar and foreboding lyrics move beyond punk formula into something more unsettling and much less familiar” – Falling James, LA Weekly.

The first album "Two Days, Two Swords, Walk Alone at Midnight" (2009) was recorded by Scott Taylor (Velouria, The Black Watch) at the Sweatshop and mastered by Mark Chalecki (Capital Mastering).

The second album "Eeka Eeka Boom Boom" (2010) was recorded by David Irish (Irish Brothers, Trash Monsters) at Pot 'o Gold studios in Orange.

The third album "Monsoon and Sandstorms" (2012) was recorded by David Irish as well.  It features songs inspired by the Tibetan and Egyptian Books of the Dead, cobras, and fireflies.

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