Attar of Nishapur in Persia, much of medicine and drugs were based on herbs. Therefore, by profession he was similar to a modern-day town doctor and pharmacist. Rose oil means attar. Several musical artists have albums or songs which share the name of his most famous work, "Conference of the Birds", as well as the themes of enlightenment contained therein. Notably, jazz bassist David Holland's album, which was written as a metaphor for his own enlightenment, and Om's Conference of the Birds, which deals with extremely esoteric themes often connected with metaphors of flight, inward vision, destruction of self, and oneness with the
Bachir Attar Sky", the album Laswell recorded of the traditional music for his Axiom label. Attar was a guest performer on Nicky Skopelitis's 1993 album, "Ekstasis". He recorded "In New York" with Elliott Sharp in 1990 and toured with Sharp's band Carbon. He also recorded with Debby Harry and Chris Stein on the "Cash Cow: The Best of Giorno Poetry Systems 1965-1993". Talvin Singh and Attar also made a CD in London 2000. With Attar, the group has toured extensively in Canada, Europe, Hong Kong and USA since the 1990s. Attar's manager and official photographer during his group's 1990s recording career was