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

Habibi Funk Records is a reissue record label based in Berlin, Germany dedicated to music from the Arab world.[1] It was co-founded by Jannis Stürtz, who also works as a DJ using the name Habibi Funk.[1][2] The label is mostly known for its albums and accompanying booklets of Arabic funk and soul bands from the 1960-80s.

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 British rock group Free's song "All Right Now" by a Moroccan group called Fadaul et les Privileges (فضول).[1]

Habibi Funk has re-released an expansive collection of Arabic funk and soul bands from the 1960-80s, including compilations. Apart from these, there are albums featuring a specific band, like Sudanese 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 North African musicians such as Al Massrieen, Ahmed Malek, Raze de Soare,[7] Mallek Mohamed, and Hamid El Shaeri.[8]

Editor's attitude towards post-colonialism in the music business

Jannis Stürtz claims to have awareness of the political aspects of the label's work, addressing "the context of post-colonialism" and avoiding orientalist "stereotypical visual language."[1][9] He also added that Habibi Funk Records 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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The label dedicated to reissuing stereotype-busting Arab music". The Independent. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. 1 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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