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HAB 025CD
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"East of Any Place, out via Habibi Funk, is a treasure trove of songs the label came across alongside Rogér Fakhr's acclaimed 2021 album, Fine Anyway. These tracks, hidden for decades and only passed between a handful of people, offer a glimpse into Rogér's musical genius and the vibrant scene of Lebanon during a period marked by civil war and social upheaval. This release serves as a companion to Fine Anyway, featuring studio tracks that didn't make it into the previous album. In the process of putting together Fine Anyway Habibi Funk came across a number of other songs Rogér had recorded around the same time. Initially Rogér was not too fond of them for one reason or another, though the musical quality was not the reason. It was a treasure trove of songs that only a handful of people had access to. Some time ago, Rogér started working on some new songs that will hopefully will turn into a new album, and while the label spoke about these, Habibi Funk brought up all these other songs it still had from the same sessions as Fine Anyway, and that it felt it would be great to share them with the world as a bonus to the songs already shared as part of Fine Anyway. Luckily, Rogér eventually agreed, and this is how Habibi Funk is able to share East of Any Place. As always, both vinyl and CD come with an extensive booklet featuring background and interviews with Rogér, including unseen photos, scans and more."
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HAB 025LP
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2024 restock; LP version. "East of Any Place, out via Habibi Funk, is a treasure trove of songs the label came across alongside Rogér Fakhr's acclaimed 2021 album, Fine Anyway. These tracks, hidden for decades and only passed between a handful of people, offer a glimpse into Rogér's musical genius and the vibrant scene of Lebanon during a period marked by civil war and social upheaval. This release serves as a companion to Fine Anyway, featuring studio tracks that didn't make it into the previous album. In the process of putting together Fine Anyway Habibi Funk came across a number of other songs Rogér had recorded around the same time. Initially Rogér was not too fond of them for one reason or another, though the musical quality was not the reason. It was a treasure trove of songs that only a handful of people had access to. Some time ago, Rogér started working on some new songs that will hopefully will turn into a new album, and while the label spoke about these, Habibi Funk brought up all these other songs it still had from the same sessions as Fine Anyway, and that it felt it would be great to share them with the world as a bonus to the songs already shared as part of Fine Anyway. Luckily, Rogér eventually agreed, and this is how Habibi Funk is able to share East of Any Place. As always, both vinyl and CD come with an extensive booklet featuring background and interviews with Rogér, including unseen photos, scans and more."
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HAB 016LP
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2024 limited restock; LP version. "Beautiful mélange of folk, jazz and sound from Lebanon. Recorded in late 1970s Beirut by Rogér Fakhr who at the time also played guitar for Ziad Rahbani and Fairouz. Rogér Fakhr is a musician from Lebanon. He recorded these songs in the late 1970s in Beirut (and some during a brief exile in Paris). Some were circulated on hand copied cassettes among friends, others like Had To Come Back Wet were never released. His music effortlessly combines folk with touches of jazz and soul. He wrote, composed and arranged all songs. While working on his own music he also played for Ziad Rahbani, Fairouz and other musicians. When we first heard Roger's music we were blown away! The music was a mixture of folk with touches of other genres. Maybe one could also refer to it as 'singer-songwriter', since all of the songs were Roger's own compositions. Songs of unique beauty both musically as well as lyrically. At the same time they gave me the feeling of them being somehow time and space isolated capsules. Nothing really revealed, where they could've been recorded and without knowing it was Beirut, my first guess maybe would have rather been California, sometime in the 1970s. The immersive effect of his compositions and voice are just incredible. I was stunned and proposed Roger to work on a re-release, which he politely declined, saying he had no interest in this music being reissued."
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