An Eclectic Selection Part 2

2LP Vinyl + mp3 download card and 12-page booklet. Second compilation by Habibi Funk, following the success of the first part, featuring a wide range of music from North Africa and the Middle East. Tracklist: 01. Haditouni - Douaa 02. Music De Carneval – Magdy El Hussainy 03. Ahl Jedba - Fadoul 04. Sultan Qaboos Song – Sal Davis 05. Heik Ha Nishtghil – Munir Khauli 06. Zina - Ouiness 07. Ya Aen Daly – Najib Al Housh 08. Badala Zamana - Zohra 09. Casbah – Ahmed Malek 10. El Fen – Aït Meslayene 11. Reet – Hamid El Shaeri 12. Tendme – Hamid El Shaeri 13. Free Blow – Tony Benn Feghaly This compilation of songs is not meant as a historic reflection of popular music of the “Arab world.” It is a very personal selection of songs we grew to like at Habibi Funk. It is music that historically never existed as a unified musical genre. We think it’s important to make this distinction and to have the listener understand that the majority of the music on this compilation does not come from the highly famous names of the musical spectrum of North Africa and the Middle East. Instead, the final body compiled for this record consists of some – at least for us – nichey pearls and often overlooked artists; resulting in a diverse range of styles from Egyptian organ funk, disco sounds from Morocco, an example of the lively reggae scene of Libya, political songs from Lebanon, soundtrack music from Alge- ria, a musical union between Kenya and Oman, and much more. The photo we chose for this cover somehow could be seen as an allegory of the sounds we feature on the label. It depicts Algerian composer Ahmed Malek at an ice cream bar during his stay in Japan for the World Expo in Osaka, 1970. He later said that his visit to Japan and especially the manga culture left a distinctive mark on the way he created his own compositions. With this in mind, it feels as a suiting visual representation for the music on this compilation....