HESNAWI, IBRAHIM - THE FATHER OF LIBYAN REGGAE
LP (12"/10" Album)
Label: HABIBI FUNK
Release date: 06/10/2023
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Catalog no.: HABIBI0000024
Item ID: 539595
Kingston meets Tripoli in this fiery collection. Hesnawi crafts restless grooves with evident buttressing from a reggae foundation. Highlighted across the LP is how Hesnawi essentially pioneered such an effortless synthesis between traditional Libyan music and Jamaican reggae stylings, plus the endlessly disparate funk, jazz, and disco accents which firmly situate Hesnawi in a league of his own.
Also available: THE FATHER OF LIBYAN REGGAE (CD).
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