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ARTIST
TITLE
Alech
FORMAT
7"

LABEL
CATALOG #
HAB 001EP HAB 001EP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
12/13/2024

"After being out of stock for years finally the debut release of Habibi Funk by Tunisian band Dalton is back in stock including an updated artwork and booklet. Dalton's "Alech" single was the label's first release in 2015. In the years before it had started to get into Arabic records and it came across a Moroccan singer called Fadoul, and after some time it decided to try to find him to get his blessing to rerelease his music. This search eventually took years and in the end Habibi Funk learned that Fadoul had passed many years ago, but managed to find his family and license an album from them. Sometime during this search, the label came across a copy of Dalton's single and we immediately fell in love with it. While it was only a 7" single with two songs it was the perfect mix. An upbeat and infectious A-side, paired with a mellow and soulful B-side. Fawzi Chekili is still active as a renowned musician in the Tunisian jazz scene and remains active recording and playing concerts both in Tunisia and internationally. Ridha Kouhen, his co-founder in Dalton sadly passed away in a car crash in the 1980s."