What is "sirocco"

Sirocco \Si*roc"co\ (s[i^]*r[o^]k"k[-o]), n.; pl. Siroccos (s[i^]*r[o^]k"k[=o]z). [It. sirocco, scirocco, Ar. shorug, fr. sharq the rising of the sun, the east, fr, sharaca to rise as the sun. Cf. Saracen.]

1. An oppressive, relaxing wind from the Libyan deserts, chiefly experienced in Italy, Malta, and Sicily.

2. In general, any hot dry wind of cyclonic origin, blowing from arid or heated regions, including the desert wind of Southern California, the harmattan of the west coasts of Africa, the hot winds of Kansas and Texas, the kamsin of Egypt, the leste of the Madeira Islands, and the leveche of Spain.

"hot wind blowing from the Libyan deserts," 1610s, from Italian sirocco, from vulgar Arabic shoruq "the east wind," from Arabic sharqi "eastern, east wind," from sharq "east," from sharaqa "to rise" (in reference to the sun).

n. 1 A hot southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions. 2 A draft of hot air from an artificial source of heat.

n. a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years" [syn: dust storm, duster, sandstorm]

Sirocco, scirocco, , jugo or, rarely, siroc (, , , ) is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and can reach hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe.

Sirocco is a Mediterranean wind.

Sirocco or similar spellings may also refer to:

Sirocco is a 1951 American film noir directed by Curtis Bernhardt and written by A.I. Bezzerides and Hans Jacoby. It is based on the novel Coup de Grace written by Joseph Kessel. The drama features Humphrey Bogart, Märta Torén, Lee J. Cobb, among others.

Sirocco is an Australian music group that began in 1980 with three musicians: Bill O'Toole, Guy Madigan and Andrew de Teliga. In 1981 Michael Atherton joined and the group recorded their first album Paths of the Wind.

The concept of the band was to find inspiration from the numerous cultures in Australia. When Sirocco started, the music scene in Australia was classical, rock, jazz and a little folk. However the numerous migrant cultures, such as Chilean, Turkish, Arabic and Irish, had a vibrant music culture. Sirocco tapped into this and brought many of these expert musicians into the band for guest performances.

The early albums and performances were known for the unusual array of instruments rarely seen outside their community, including the oud, cittern, cabrette, kaval, dumbe, tupan. Their instruments were mixed and matched in the same way as the Australian population. Their performances were wild, always getting the audience up and dancing—"the excitement of rock and roll, the improvisation of jazz and the musicianship of classical". Of interest, they performed at lots of weddings because many marriages in Australia were across cultures. The bride and groom came from very different cultures and it was only Sirocco who could perform their music in such an Australian manner.

They are well known for innovation and it was demonstrated in their concert in the endangered Macquarie Marshes in 1993 and the concert with the Dayaks in central Borneo.

They predated world music and the environmental concerts by 15 years. Sirocco now have 14 albums released and a video. They have toured over 32 countries including India (four times), Laos, Nepal and Pakistan, and were the first Australian group to tour both Russia and China.

Sirocco is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in New Mutants Annual #7.

Sirocco is the second album from Australian rock band Australian Crawl. It was released in July 1981 and on 3 August, it topped the Australian charts where it remained for six weeks, the band's first of two albums to hit #1. It was released a year after their successful debut The Boys Light Up which had reached #4.

The album was recorded in March–April 1981 in Sydney, New South Wales and produced by Peter Dawkins ( Air Supply, Billy Thorpe, Dragon, John Farnham).

"I was approached by Australian Crawl, who were about to do their second album, Sirocco. They’d been tortured to death by David Briggs, or at least by his studio style, and needed a change. We got along incredibly well, it was all so comfortable. They played me twenty new songs, I gave them a list of the eleven I liked and we just said let’s go."

Sirocco spent eight months in the Top 20 and was their most successful album. 1981 Australian End of Year Album Charts has Sirocco at #2 behind Double Fantasy by John Lennon and ahead of AC/DC's Back in Black making it the best charting album by an Australian act.

The album was named after Australian born actor Errol Flynn's yacht and included the second single from the album, a lyrical biography, called " Errol". Sirocco was the Crawl's first US and European release.

Drummer Bill McDonough's younger brother Guy McDonough (co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar) had joined as their sixth member. Guy had already co-written tracks for their first album and now wrote or co-wrote five of Sirocco's eleven tracks including all three singles; he also provided lead vocals: "Errol" and " Oh No Not You Again". "Errol" was voted their third most popular song by listeners of Triple M in 2007. The other single from the album was " Things Don't Seem" which reached #11 and was their fifth most popular song in the 2007 poll.

Sean Higgins was a bandmate with the McDonough brothers in an earlier band, The Flatheads, and had co-written " Downhearted" for Boys Light Up; Higgins co-wrote "Things Don't Seem" for Sirocco. At about this time guitarist Brad Robinson was married to actress Kerry Armstrong, later an Australian Film Institute Award winner, and they co-wrote "Easy On Your Own", which was also the B-side to "Errol".

Sirocco is a play, in four acts, by Noël Coward. It originally opened at Daly's Theatre, on November 24, 1927. The production was directed by Basil Dean.

Ivor Novello was part of the original cast. The plot told a tale of free love among the wealthy.

The London opening of Sirocco met with violently unfavorable audience reaction and a very harsh critical reception. Coward was later asked whether he had ever despaired when faced with a failure like Sirocco. He replied, "Well, if I'm going to have a flop, I like it to be a rouser. I didn't despair at all. What made it much more interesting was that my mother, who is slightly deaf, thought the booing was cheering. Incredibly Basil Dean, the producer of the play, made the same mistake. He was ringing the curtain up and down with a beaming smile. I said, 'Wipe that smile off your face, dear - this is it.'"

Sirocco is a restaurant, on the 63rd floor of the State Tower in Bangkok, Thailand, the second tallest building in Thailand. The 150-cover restaurant opened its doors in the winter of 2003. Its main feature is a 270° panorama of the Chao Phraya River and Bangkok. The restaurant is owned and operated by lebua Hotels & Resorts.

Sirocco was designed by global architectural and interior design firm, Design Worldwide Partnership with the design team led by executive director, Scott Whittaker.

Sirocco serves Mediterranean food and has a live band every evening.

Adjacent to the restaurant, Sky Bar is the world's tallest open-air bar.

For New Year's Eve 2015, Sirocco hosted the highest ball drop in the world.

Sirocco is the fifth station of the West LRT line (Route 202 extension) of the CTrain light rail system in Calgary, Alberta. It opened for revenue service on December 10, 2012. However, it opened to the public on December 8, 2012, as part of a preview of the West Line.

The station is located on the north side of 17th Ave SW, just east of Costello Blvd SW, 6.5 km West of the 7 Avenue & 9 Street SW Interlocking. The platforms a side-loading and are accessed by ramps; there are no stairs at this station. It will serve the neighborhoods of Christie Park and Signature Park and features a Park & Ride lot. It is also located across the street from the West Market Square shopping centre.

Sirocco is a kakapo, a large nocturnal parrot, and one of the few remaining kakapo in the world. He achieved individual fame following an incident on the BBC television series Last Chance to See in which he attempted to mate with zoologist Mark Carwardine. Subsequent featuring of the incident on television channels around the world and on YouTube resulted in Sirocco becoming internationally known. In his home country of New Zealand, Sirocco has attracted thousands of people during 'personal' appearances, and in January 2010 was given the title of Official Spokesbird for Conservation by Prime Minister John Key. In this role, Sirocco helps advocate for conservation through human intermediaries on social media sites and blogs.