Canadian rapper Drake recently dropped his latest album “More Life” and fans around the world went wild but Arab admirers took to social media to explain why they, in particular, were so excited about ...

What does diversity mean? This is a question I often ask myself. In music, diversity has come to be seen as an umbrella term for sounds and identities beyond the mainstream, beyond traditional white ...

Here's a short note from Jannis himself: "Earlier this month I was in North Africa for another digging trip and ended up finding quite some records I didn’t know before or I had no copy of so I felt ...

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The 16 tracks that make up the latest Habibi Funk compilation are a heady fusion of sound and fervour. There is some psychedelic disco from Egypt. Other songs are electrified by the carnival energy of ...

With a focus on music from the Middle East and North Africa, Habibi Funk co-founder and curator Jannis Stürtz and his team have been reissuing some of the most unexpected and exciting releases of the ...

T-Series’ ARJUN PATIALA’s (mandatory!) item number, ‘Decent Munda Vs Crazy Habibi’ sees Guru Randhawa lending his sweet vocals to a Sachin-Jigar dance number, which also has some Arabic lyrics by ...

Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff exude the Arabic vibes as they introduce their leading ladies in Bade Miyan Chote Miyan song Wallah Habibi Actors Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff starrer Bade Miyan Chote ...

Habibi Funk is devoted to the percolation of western pop music through the Arab world between the 1960s and 1980s. Compiled by Berlin-based reissue specialist Jannis Stürtz, it is the fruit of record ...