The variety of melodies (including a Jordanian hit), languages, and voices (including Yassin Weld Al-Nana, the tiny young man crouching on the lower right) brought together along with Hendrix to kickstart Rock 'n' Trance, as they claim young nations as forebears of world music tradition, set a counterpoint between Eastern and Western traditions that rendered this recording historically significant.
Side note: The 6th track: A God-save-the-king anthem to Hassan II of Morocco is the nadir.