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 ...

Habibi Funk, the acclaimed Berlin-based label dedicated to music from the Arabic-speaking world, has unveiled its next release, a compilation of recordings by renowned Lebanese musician Rogér Fakhr.

In London’s Jazz Cafe, the sound of Egyptian legend Umm Kulthum’s song Alf Leila Wleila is reverberating around an atmosphere of anticipation. Fragments of light are reflecting off the Camden venue’s ...

Jannis Stürtz, founder of record label Habibi Funk and DJ is coming back to Electric Pawn Shop this weekend. With Stürtz and bar co-owner Lobito on the decks, the Habibi Funk event is taking place on ...

Attarazat Addahabia, with Abdelakabir Faradjallah, third from right. (Courtesy of Habibi Funk) Abdelakabir Faradjallah was destined to become an artist. Born in Casablanca’s Benjdia neighborhood in ...

Based in Berlin, the label Habibi Funk took its name from an online comment about one of its mixes. "Habibi" is actually the Arabic word for "darling," which seems fitting for a company intent on ...

Three years on from his unforgettable, sold-out show at Band on the Wall, Habibi Funk is finally back in the city — and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome him home. This time, we’re taking things ...

The Habibi Funk label focuses on reissuing Arab disco, funk, soul and electronic records from across the decades. Habibi Funk DJ sets jump between rare 45 inch records from the Arab disapora, with ...

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 ...

"I didn't make it to homecoming last year so i made a list off all the songs that reminded me of my time in college in ATL (Clark Atlanta). The end result was this mix. Over a hour long and I'm pretty ...

Credit - Poster: Raphaelle Macaron/Courtesy Habibi Funk; Saif Abu Bakr: Jannis Stürtz; Ahmed Malek, Sharhabil Ahmed, Fadoul: Courtesy Habibi Funk; Charif Megarbane: Mohamad Al-Rifai; Umm Kulthum: ...