Habibi Funk Records
| Habibi Funk | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jannis Stürtz (co-founder) |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Location | Berlin |
| Official website | habibifunkrecords |
Habibi Funk Records is a reissue record label based in Berlin, Germany dedicated to music from the Arabic-speaking world.[1] It was co-founded by Jannis Stürtz, who also works as a DJ using the name Habibi Funk.[1][2]
History
Jannis Stürtz first became interested in the music of the region while visiting Casablanca, Morocco in 2002.[1]
Habibi Funk's first release was al-Zman Saib (الزمان صعيب), a 1970s reinterpretation of Free's "All Right Now" by a Moroccan group called Fadoul (فضول).[1]
Habibi Funk has re-released an expansive collection of Arabic psychedelic funk, including albums by the Sudanese funk musician Kamal Keila[3] and the jazz group The Scorpions and Saif Abu Bakr,[4][5] as well as others such as Al Massrieen, Ahmed Malek, Raze de Soare,[6] Mallek Mohamed, and Hamid El Shaeri.[7]
Views
Jannis Stürtz has expressed awareness of the political aspects of the label's work, addressing "the context of post-colonialism" and avoiding orientalist "stereotypical visual language."[1][8] Habibi Funk licenses the music it reissues directly from the artists or their families, who get a 50% cut of the profits.[1]
In an interview with The Vinyl Factory, Stürtz commented: "If you’re a European or Western label and you’re dealing with non-European artists’ music, there’s obviously a special responsibility to make sure you don’t reproduce historic economic patterns of exploitation, which is the number one thing when it comes to the post-colonial aspect of what we are doing."[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "The label dedicated to reissuing stereotype-busting Arab music". The Independent. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ a b Nazif, Perwana (2017-10-11). "Habibi Funk: Tales from digging in North Africa". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "Musique : le label Habibi Funk présente Kamal Keila, le "James Brown soudanais"". Franceinfo (in French). 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ Moore, Marcus J. (2019-09-17). "The Making of Moroccan Funk". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ Music, Pan African (2018-09-12). "Habibi Funk to reissue legendary The Scorpions & Saif Abu Bakr album". Pan African Music. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "Habibi disco from around the world à La Folie Paris". www.sortiraparis.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "Various Artists: Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection of Music From the Arab World". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "The Record Label Unearthing the Arab World's Rarest Records". Mille World. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2020-04-30.