Baby Arabia follows one of the oldest ThaiMuslim bands specializing in the subcultural genre of ArabMalay music the bouncy ethnic crosspollination of Arabian melodies Malay throbs Thai Lukethoong kicks and a bit of Latin tempo We meet Geh founder of the band who taught himself to play the accordion 35 year ago Geh is joined by Umar a former Koran teacher and now a guitarist with a knack for Egyptian numbers Fronting their band is Jamilah a huskyvoiced humble diva who teaches the Koran during the day and sings Arabic songs at night while wondering if the world of melody can be both faithbound and joyously secular