Ibrahim Hesnawi - The Father Of Libyan Reggae Artist_Robert Slap

Ibrahim Hesnawi - The Father Of Libyan Reggae Artist_Robert SlapWe're proud to present Ibrahim Hesnawi release The Father of Libyan Reggae, out October 6th. 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

(Covers) is a testament to the imagination not only of the original but to those who continue to find it twenty-five years after the band assumed they were done

Greg Wilson

Hellfire picks up right where Cavalcade left off

brutal strings

" says Eno Williams

"Changing Partners" and "Rydeen"

sometimes a drive-by needed

“When you get in that position of doing what’s true to you

with high profile collaborators including London Sinfonietta

this expanded reissue is packaged in a striking metallic effect gatefold sleeve

but I think it was especially difficult for new artists like us that rely on live shows to spread the word

Comprised of JAZZ standards and original compositions