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 ...

Habibi first hit the scene nearly a decade ago with a scrappy, lo-fi sound born out of bedroom jam sessions between Rahill Jamalifard and Lenny Lynch that mixed garage rock, Middle Eastern, and ...

Last month, Habibi released Anywhere But Here, the band's first full-length album since its self-titled debut in 2014. Just like that first record and the EPs and singles over the past six years, the ...

A new compilation from Habibi Funk highlights the old and interweaving sounds of Algerian coladera, Lebanese AOR, Egyptian disco, Moroccan funk and more. Save this story Save this story In an ...

After nearly 11 years, Lenny Lynch says she finally feels as though Habibi is home — and there’s no end in sight. Habibi, a Detroit-via-Brooklyn, New York and, now, -upstate New York band known for ...

Amid the deep-fried sugar punk chaos that was Burgermania III at the Eastside’s Hotel Vegas on Saturday night, Habibi was something of an outlier. Taking the stage in matching nurse outfits and white ...

Habibi released its second album, Anywhere But Here, last month. The band's sound is heavily influenced by the Iranian psychedelic music lead singer Rahill Jamalifard listened to growing up. (Courtesy ...