Next up, “Tendme.” While cut from the same cloth musically, the voice is different – keening, less smooth. This time, the language is unfamiliar. The lyrics are in Libyan Arabic. Ibrahim Hesnawi ...

Habibi Funk declares Ibrahim Hesnawi to be “The Father of Libyan Reggae,” and Polo & Pan’s “Nagori” is a breezily melancholic late summer jam. Habibi Funk declares Ibrahim Hesnawi to be “The Father of ...

Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks with Jannis Stürtz, founder of Habibi Funk, a Berlin-based label specialising in reissues of eclectic sounds from the Arab world, ...

A Selection Of Music From Libyan Tapes (Habibifunkrecords) ⭑⭑⭑⭑☆ ...