{"title":"Charif Megarbane - Spotify","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"charif-megarbane-marzipan","title":"Habibi Funk 023: Charif Megarbane - Marzipan","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eHabibi Funk is excited to share “Marzipan” — our first full length contemporary release courtesy of Beirut’s multi-instrumental producer phenomenon Charif Megarbane. The LP is a journey into Charif’s styling, one he terms “Lebrary”: a vision of Lebanon and the Mediterranean expressed via the prismatic sonics of library music. Drawing influence from artists that encapsulates the Habibi Funk sound such as Ziad Rahbani, Ahmed Malek and Issam Hajali, Charif translates these influences into an LP that is equally at home in ’23. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing his previous release of EP “Tayara Warak” in 2022, “Marzipan” is a sonic journey that seeks to capture the full scope of Charif Megarbane’s habitus in 17 tracks. As a composer and producer, Megarbane touts hugely versatile, sometimes volatile musicianship—his 100+ catalogue of projects (including groups like the Cosmic Analog Ensemble, the Free Association Syndicate, Monumental Detail, etc.) features a huge domain of sonic direction. This collection was previously developed in Megarbane’s own Hisstology which hosts a wealth of collaborative efforts. Now, Habibi Funk represents Megarbane under his own name. Megarbane finds a sonic through-line in his surrounding soundscapes as he draws on the chaotic energy of the crowded Beirut metropolis (“Souk El\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e Ahad”), the warm atmosphere of the Lebanese countryside (“Chez Mounir”), or the lushness of a Mediterranean beach resort (“Portemilio”). Reflecting the aural composition of his direct surroundings into kaleidoscopic instrumentation provides a unique insight into how one musical phenomenon transposes sight into sound.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased July 14, 2023 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album was licensed from Charif Megarbane. We pay 50% of the profits of this release. Only project related costs are deductible from the gross income, research and travel costs come out of our own share. Publishing rights were not included in our agreement.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info license\" id=\"license\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cc-icons commercial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eall rights reserved\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Habibi Funk Records","offers":[{"title":"VINYL","offer_id":49712474128719,"sku":"673790037091","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":49712474161487,"sku":"673790037107","price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"COLOR VINYL","offer_id":54648728551759,"sku":"","price":26.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/2205\/6743\/files\/Charif-Megarbane-Marzipan-Habibi-Funk-023-01-Digital-Cover.jpg?v=1741616915"},{"product_id":"habibi-funk-limited-002-charif-megarbane-hamra-red","title":"Habibi Funk Limited 002: Charif Megarbane - Hamra \/ Red","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eCharif Megarbane is an incredible composer and musician from Beirut, Lebanon. We released his album \"Marzipan“ last year. He is not only a gifted musician though, he is also a super productive one, on his Bandcamp he has shared over 100 albums with the world. In order to find an outlet for his productivity, we figured we should start a little series of limited edition releases. The vinyl is on pre-order now, all tracks will drop in 2 weeks. 172 copies, each cover is unique with a signed original polaroid. Charif said the following about the release: \"Hamra \/ Red“ is a grainy, beattape-style collection of instrumentals loosely attached to the perception of a colour, or a place (Hamra, the red one, is an eternally bustling Beirut neighbourhood). Each sleeve design composition and adorning polaroid might be unique, yet they´re all connected by their elements, their instruments. Just like the songs, leaving the cracks in intentionally. The colour red manifested itself throughout the assemblage of this project, whether in objects inspiring the song titles or the happenstance of encountering poppy flower fields during polaroid sessions. The singles reflect these different facettes: \"Pesce Rosso“´s mid-tempo march innocent and wide-eyed, \"Stella Marina“´s dubby echoes more exuberant and snarky. Two sides of one colour, two colours of one side.“\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased July 5, 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll songs composed, mixed and produced by Charif Megarbane.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"license\" class=\"info license\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cc-icons commercial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eall rights reserved\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Habibi Funk Records","offers":[{"title":"VINYL","offer_id":54711442309455,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/2205\/6743\/files\/Charif-Megarbane-Hamra-Red-Habibi-Funk-Limited-002-01-Digital-Cover.jpg?v=1742560854"},{"product_id":"habibi-funk-030-charif-megarbane-hawalat","title":"Habibi Funk 030: Charif Megarbane - Hawalat","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eIf Hawalat sounds like a world tour that’s because it essentially is. “As much as Marzipan is a picture of Lebanon from the inside, Hawalat kind of picks up from where Marzipan finished but more looking to the outside, the diaspora, to the notion of exile.” Megarbane says he is interested in the connections between the global and the domestic, the mundane and the cosmic, and wanted to create space for non-linear progression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHawalat is based on the idea of hawala, informal money transfers that you can make to certain countries impacted by a lack of currency or unstable political and economic contexts. His use of the term on this album is not a financial one, Megarbane explains, but a nod to notions of creative exchange between “places, persons, generations.” It is the first time Megarbane called on other musicians in this way to inform his sound, including a collaboration with Sven Wunder on the song Helia featuring strings by the Stockholm Studio Orchestra.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album opens with first single Hanadi, a punchy Somali-inspired track with warm non-lexical vocals and saxophone. It immediately pivots to the Dreams of an Insomniac, which balances soft, effortless vocals and keys with urgent violin intrusions. Al Dollarji feels like Megarbane’s bread and butter, that is Mediterranean sounds with intricate strings, while Al Bahriye takes this staple and introduces hip hop inflections. The result is a rich 17 track album that effortlessly blends genres and styles.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleases April 11, 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComposition, production, arrangements and mixing: Charif Megarbane (except Track 8 composed, mixed and produced by Charif Megarbane \u0026amp; Sven Wunder), Liner notes: Armani Syed, Artwork: Raphaelle Macaron \u0026amp; Robert Winter, Executive producer: Rabih Daher\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"license\" class=\"info license\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cc-icons commercial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eall rights reserved\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Habibi Funk Records","offers":[{"title":"VINYL","offer_id":54711643963727,"sku":"673790037398","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":54711643996495,"sku":"673790037404","price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"COLOR VINYL","offer_id":54711644029263,"sku":"673790037435","price":26.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"CASSETTE","offer_id":56598965420367,"sku":"673790037527","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/2205\/6743\/files\/Charif-Megarbane-Habibi-Funk-030-01-Digital-Cover.jpg?v=1742562455"},{"product_id":"habibi-funk-x-cassette-design-t-shirt-oversized-cut-white","title":"Habibi Funk x Cassette Design - T-shirt - Oversized Cut - White","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrinted in Berlin on 100% Certified Organic Cotton -Keep in mind this is a oversized shirt cut! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE CHART HERE: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yc6v7cv6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModeled by Charif Megarbane, design by Raphaelle Macaron.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Habibi Funk Records","offers":[{"title":"SMALL","offer_id":54746241171791,"sku":"HABIBI0032WS","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"MEDIUM","offer_id":54746241204559,"sku":"HABIBI0032WM","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"LARGE","offer_id":54746241237327,"sku":"HABIBI0032WL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-LARGE","offer_id":54746241270095,"sku":"HABIBI0032WXL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XX-LARGE","offer_id":54746241302863,"sku":"HABIBI0032WXXL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/2205\/6743\/files\/Habibi-Funk-Cassette-Tshirt-Model-01.jpg?v=1742994052"},{"product_id":"habibi-funk-034-charif-megarbane-ali-tirakat","title":"Habibi Funk 034: Charif Megarbane, Ali - Tirakat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTirakat brings together Jakarta-based trio Ali and Lebanese composer and multi-instrumentalist Charif Megarbane in a collaboration shaped by long-standing cultural exchange between Indonesia and the Arab world. Ali’s blend of 1970s Indonesian psychedelic funk, Melayu traditions, disco grooves and Arab melodic forms meets Charif’s long-running exploration of cross-regional sound, rooted in a shared musical vocabulary rather than genre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than approaching the project as fusion, Tirakat reflects a way of making music that feels already interconnected. Melodies, grooves and textures move fluidly without signalling their sources, grounded in a performance-led process shaped by intuition, repetition and trust. Western instruments are played through techniques and sensibilities formed in Indonesia and Lebanon, emphasising circulation of influence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title Tirakat refers to a Javanese practice of discipline, patience and devotion, derived from the Arabic tariqa (“path” or “method”). This layered meaning mirrors the album’s focus on process and continuity. 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