Habibi Funk

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]

Habibi Funk
FounderJannis Stürtz (co-founder)
Country of originGermany
LocationBerlin
Official websitehabibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com

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 Sudanese pop artists of the 60s, like funk musician Kamal Keila,[3] the King of Sudanese Jazz, Sharhabil Ahmed[4] or The Scorpions and Saif Abu Bakr,[5][6] as well as others such as Al Massrieen, Ahmed Malek, Raze de Soare,[7] Mallek Mohamed, and Hamid El Shaeri.[8]

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][9] 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
  1. "The label dedicated to reissuing stereotype-busting Arab music". The Independent. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. Nazif, Perwana (2017-10-11). "Habibi Funk: Tales from digging in North Africa". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  3. "Musique : le label Habibi Funk présente Kamal Keila, le "James Brown soudanais"". Franceinfo (in French). 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  4. Honigmann, David (2020-07-17). "Sharhabil Ahmed: The King of Sudanese Jazz — urgent and explosive". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  5. Moore, Marcus J. (2019-09-17). "The Making of Moroccan Funk". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  6. Music, Pan African (2018-09-12). "Habibi Funk to reissue legendary The Scorpions & Saif Abu Bakr album". Pan African Music. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  7. "Habibi disco from around the world à La Folie Paris". www.sortiraparis.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  8. "Various Artists: Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection of Music From the Arab World". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  9. "The Record Label Unearthing the Arab World's Rarest Records". Mille World. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
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