Tag: North Africa

Habibi Funk Records is a reissue record label based in Berlin, Germany that specializes in Arab music. Jannis Stürtz, who also works as a DJ under the name Habibi Funk, co-founded it. The label is best known for its albums and booklets featuring Arabic funk and soul bands from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Jannis Stürtz became interested in regional music while visiting Casablanca, Morocco in 2002. Habibi Funk’s first release was al-Zman Saib (الزمان صعيب), a 1970s reinterpretation of British rock band Free’s song “All Right Now” by a Moroccan group called Fadaul et les Privileges (فضول).