The album's French title, which translates into English as "Tea in the Harem of Archimedes," is a reference to the Mehdi Charef book Tea in the Harem (French title: Thé au Harem d'Archimède), as well as a pun on the French phrase "Théorème d'Archimède", the title of the album's fourth track.
Théorème d'Archimède | Tea in the Harem | Harem Scarem | Thé Au Harem D'Archimède | Thé au Harem d'Archimède | Tales from the Expat Harem | Lost in a Harem | Honestly (Harem Scarem song) | Harem World Tour | Harem District |
The album is Villalobos' first solo studio album since 2004's Thé au Harem d'Archimède; several previous albums have either been DJ mixes (2007's fabric36), compilations (2006's Salvador and 2008's Vasco) or collaborations (2011's Re:ECM, with Max Loderbauer.)