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Habibi Funk Various: Habibi Funk Part 2 LP
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
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Various: Habibi Funk Part 2 LP
C$64.99
Habibi Funk Ahmed, Sharhabil: The King Of Sudanese Jazz LP
Contemporary Sudanese music draws a lot of influences both from Arabic musical as well as subsaharan traditions. “[...]It is rooted in the madeeh (praising the Prophet Mohamed in song). The genre filled out into something quite irreverent in the 1930s and
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Ahmed, Sharhabil: The King Of Sudanese Jazz LP
C$44.99
Habibi Funk Scorpions & Saif Abu Bakr: Jazz, Jazz, Jazz LP
I heard about Seif Abu Bakr and The Scorpions for the first time maybe 3-4 years ago. Their album “Jazz, Jazz Jazz” ended up on my radar because of an eBay auction; it might have been the first auction for this particular album on the platform. While the
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Scorpions & Saif Abu Bakr: Jazz, Jazz, Jazz LP
C$46.99
Habibi Funk Megarbane, Charif: Marzipan LP
Habibi Funk is excited to share “Marzipan” — our first full length contemporary release courtesy of Beirut’s multi-instrumental producer phenomenon Charif Megarbane. The LP is a journey into Charif’s styling, one he terms “Lebrary”: a vision of Lebanon an
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Megarbane, Charif: Marzipan LP
C$47.99
Habibi Funk Hajali, Issam: Mouasalat Ila Jacad El Ard LP
The completely unknown debut album of Issam Hajali (Ferkat Al Ard) fuses jazz and folk with Arabic and Iranian influences into unique beauty. Originally released in a limited run of 75 cassette tape copies.
Issam Hajali might be most known for being the
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Hajali, Issam: Mouasalat Ila Jacad El Ard LP
C$44.99
Habibi Funk Al Massrieen: Modern Music LP
We’re happy to present a reissue of “Modern Music”, the last album by the iconic Egyptian band Al Massrieen, originally released in 1984. This was the final installment in a five-album run that marked the group as one of the most unique acts to emerge fro
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Al Massrieen: Modern Music LP
C$46.99
Light in the Attic Singh, Charanjit: Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat LP
Light in the Attic is honored to announce the long-awaited reissue of Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat, the revolutionary 1982 album from composer and musician Charanjit Singh. Pairing Indian classical ragas with then-state-of-the-art Roland synthe
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Singh, Charanjit: Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat LP
C$59.99
Efficient Space Raman, Bhairavi & nanthesh Sivarajah: Syncretic LP
Syncretic marks the debut full-length from Australian duo Bhairavi Raman, a Western and Carnatic violinist, and Nanthesh Sivarajah, a mridangam player and versatile percussionist. Both artists share a Tamil heritage, a current that hums across the album.
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Raman, Bhairavi & nanthesh Sivarajah: Syncretic LP
C$49.99
World Circuit Tzur, Shye Ben / Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express: Junun LP
Junun is the debut collaborative album by composer Shye Ben-Tzur, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, and the Indian ensemble the Rajasthan Express. Released in 2015, the album was recorded in a makeshift studio within the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in
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Tzur, Shye Ben / Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express: Junun LP
C$54.99
Habibi Funk Kekedjian, Ara: Bourj Hammoud Groove LP
Our upcoming 33rd release focuses on one of the most distinctive voices to emerge from Beirut’s Armenian community: Ara Kekedjian. We started being interested in Armenian music from Beirut many years ago, after seeing the records pop up in shops and marke
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Kekedjian, Ara: Bourj Hammoud Groove LP
C$46.99
Bhamra, Mohinder Kaur: Punjabi Disco LP
Naya Beat is incredibly excited to announce the release of an astonishing lost “holy grail”, Mohinder Kaur Bhamra’s 1982 masterpiece ‘Punjabi Disco’. Unknown and inaccessible to even the deepest of diggers, it is the first British Asian electronic dance a
Bhamra, Mohinder Kaur: Punjabi Disco LP
C$49.99
Death Is Not The End Mahjubi, Morteza: Selected Improvisations from Golha, Pt. I LP
A collection of stunning Persian-tuned piano pieces cut from Iranian national radio broadcasts made for the Golha programmes between 1956 & 1965...

Morteza Mahjubi (1900-1965) was a Iranian pianist & composer who developed a unique tuning system for th
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Mahjubi, Morteza: Selected Improvisations from Golha, Pt. I LP
C$44.99
Crammed Hamdan, Yasmine: I Remember I Forget LP
Yasmine Hamdan's "I Remember I Forget" is a powerful reflection on memory and identity, blending personal and global themes with evocative storytelling. Building on her previous albums "Ya Nass" and "Al Jamilat", Hamdan draws deeply on her Lebanese roots
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Hamdan, Yasmine: I Remember I Forget LP
C$44.99
Now Again Various: Une Voix M'Appelle Vol. 1 (1967-1984) LP
"Those profiled include Egyptian guitarist Omar Khorshid, maverick producer/arranger/composer Elias Rahbani, mysterious talents like Nicolas Dick and Robert Maalouf and the father of the label's founder, Abdallah Chahine, a pianist of immense talent. As t
Various: Une Voix M'Appelle Vol. 1 (1967-1984) LP
C$44.99
WeWantSound Fairuz: Chat Iskandaria (1987) LP
Wewantsounds reissues Fairuz's classic album Chat Iskandaria released on Relax-in in 1987. The album sees "The Lebanese Diva" going back to her roots and interpreting classic songs by the Rahbani Brothers in her own style accompanied by hypnotic tradition
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Fairuz: Chat Iskandaria (1987) LP
C$54.99
Swaitat, Atef & Abu Ali: Palestinian Bedouin Psychedelic Dabka Archive LP
Atef Swaitat (yarghul) and Abu Ali (lead vocals) are popular Bedouin wedding musicians continuing a long family tradition in Jenin and the north of historic Palestine. The album is comprised of immersive field recordings from weddings across the Galilee i
Swaitat, Atef & Abu Ali: Palestinian Bedouin Psychedelic Dabka Archive LP
C$69.99
Constellation SANAM: Sametou Sawtan LP
"Sametou Sawtan" (Arabic for "I heard a voice") is the second full-length album from SANAM, the Beirut-based sextet known for their raw fusion of Arabic song, free improvisation, and experimental rock. Building on the momentum of their 2023 debut, this re
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SANAM: Sametou Sawtan LP
C$29.99
Habibi Funk Megarbane, Charif: Hawalat LP
"Lebanese composer and multi-instrumentalist Charif Megarbane returns with Hawalat, a new album that seamlessly blends together a mix of global influences of sounds and collaborations. Hawalat builds on Megarbane's distinct ability to merge Mediterranean
Megarbane, Charif: Hawalat LP
C$52.99
El-Abbassi, Drissi: Rai Sidi Bel Abbas - Volume 2 LP
A second volume of hypnotic proto-Raï from Algeria by Drissi El-Abbassi, a pioneer of the style who bridged its early roots with synths, drum machines and multi-track digital recording techniques during the sound’s rapid evolution. Aye, it’s infectious st
El-Abbassi, Drissi: Rai Sidi Bel Abbas - Volume 2 LP
C$49.99
Real World Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali & Party: Chain Of Light (deluxe edition) LP
At turns heavy and hulkingly powerful, yet agile and pointedly precise, the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's vocal not only embodies the tradition of the Sufi qawwali but it is the emotive essence of singing itself. "Chain Of Light" is an album of previously
Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali & Party: Chain Of Light (deluxe edition) LP
C$56.99
Souleyman, Omar: Erbil LP
Omar Souleyman’s 5th studio album pays homage to Erbil — the city in Iraq that offered solace and embraced Souleyman during recent uneasy times. The move to Erbil came rich with new experiences and friendships best celebrated in joyous songs dedicated to
Souleyman, Omar: Erbil LP
C$39.99
WeWantSound Rahbani, Ziad: Amrak Seedna & Abtal Wa Harameyah (1987) LP
Wewantsounds announces the reissue of Ziad Rahbani's cult album Amrak Seedna & Abtal Wa Harameyah, one of his praised albums from the '80s, released on the sought-after Lebanese label Relax-in in 1987. This release is an event as the album, recorded at Ra
Rahbani, Ziad: Amrak Seedna & Abtal Wa Harameyah (1987) LP
C$47.99
WeWantSound Nagat: Eyoun El Alb LP
Wewantsounds team up with Disco Arabesquo for the reissue of Nagat El Seghira's cult 1980 album Eyoun El Alb. Originally released only on cassette on the Egyptian label Soutelphan, the album has since become a sought-after classic on the Arabic groove sce
Nagat: Eyoun El Alb LP
C$49.99
Real Gone El Din, Hamza: Al Oud (CLEAR VINYL) LP
It’s fair to say that what Ravi Shankar did for the sitar, Hamza El Din did for the oud (the short-necked Arabian lute): bringing a little-known instrument to the attention of the West and popularizing it. Indeed, he ended up playing oud with everybody fr
El Din, Hamza: Al Oud (CLEAR VINYL) LP
C$41.99