سيمونا ضو | يا ريتنا قناديل

زيّنوا العشاق _ عايدة شلهوب

العالم النا - ماجدة الرومى


مالي ومالك يا هوا لعبنا سوا ربينا سوا
وع غفلة عيونك غيرو تركوني بمهب الهوا
مالي ومالك مالي ومالك 
يا هوا مالي ومالك


بذكر يا أمي صبي كنا بهاك الجيري
بيني وبينو ربي شي يشبه الغيري
وبليلة هالقلب اكتوا ويا دوا وما النا دوا
مالي ومالك مالي ومالك 
يا هوا مالي ومالك


وبعدو بيجي يتكي بالليل يناديني
حامل دموع وبكي ويشيل ويعطيني
عاللي ارتوا وع المارتوا
وعاللي ما منو نوا
مالي ومالك مالي ومالك 
يا هوا مالي ومالك




مالي ومالك يا هوا لعبنا سوا ربينا سوا
وع غفلة عيونك غيرو تركوني بمهب الهوا
مالي ومالك مالي ومالك 
يا هوا مالي ومالك


مالي ومالك ياهوى -  منى مرعشلي

Love, Liberty & Mortgages — A Modern War Song 🎶
A ballad for workers, lovers, and the overworked.

The lyrics read like a mix of love, worry, and satire. They take the form of a message from someone addressing their partner—called “Honey”—who seems to be caught up in the grind of modern work or even corporate “battle.” The tone shifts between genuine concern (“tell me please that you’re OK”) and biting irony (“defending our liberty / our mortgage and the GDP”). The imagery of “holding the line” and “men surviving the day” makes ordinary work sound like war, highlighting the toll of capitalism and work culture. The repeated request for a simple text back underscores loneliness and the need for connection, while the final lines (“just don’t do too much coke”) ground the song in a raw, almost cynical realism, hinting at the excesses and coping mechanisms tied to high-pressure business life.

Overall, it’s both a love letter and a critique: intimate, sarcastic, and a little tragic in how it portrays the modern struggle between personal relationships and relentless economic survival..

Vocals: Linda Ropa
Lyrics: Bastiaan Geleijnse
Trumpet: Angelo Verploegen
Alto Saxophone: Floris van der Vlugt (solo)
Trombone: Chris Abelen
Bass Clarinet: Tini Thomsen
Guitar: Thijs Huybens
Double Bass: Ulrich Wentzlaff-Eggebert
Drums: Yonga Sun
Recording: Wedgeview Studios, except vocals, trombone & bass clarinet, recorded 'at home'.
Music, editing, mixing, mastering & production: Chris Abelen

Composer: Chris Abelen

Honey will you text me back
If you can find the time
Tell me please that you're OK
that your men survived the day and that you held the line

Honey, I'm so proud of you
You're doing what is right
Defending our liberty
our mortgage and the GDP
from the morning till late at night

Honey will you text me back
You left before I woke
Darwin rules in business life and I am sure you will survive
just don't do too much coke
just don't do too much coke

Honey Text Me Back

CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

pre-order: https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/musique-original-de-films

هل تريدون الاستماع الى ما كنا نشتغل عليه الفترة الماضية ؟ يمكنم الآن أن تطلبو مسبقا إصدار " حبيبي فانك " الثالث، حيث سنأخذكم معنا هذه المرة بأنغامنا إلى الجزائر. إن أحمد مالك بمثابة إينيو موريكوني الجزائر، إذ ألف و أنتج معظم موسيقى الأفلام الجزائرية في السبعينيات. موسيقى رائعة، مفعمة بالأحاسيس و غير اعتيادية. بعد موافقة تامة من أهل الراحل، يمكنكم و أخيرا الاستماع للمرة الأولى إلى إحدى إنتاجاته، أو النقر على الرابط من أجل طلب مسبق.

I still remember the first time I heard Ahmed Malek. It was 2012. Back then I didn’t know much about Arabic music, but I was about to leave Berlin for a couple of weeks to go to Tunisia. I was working as a project manager for a music recoding session which ended up being released by Jakarta Records as the “Sawtuha” release. I knew I would have some time off during my stay and I was certain that I would dedicate some of this time to diggin. I asked some people whether they knew of any titles that I should look for. Roskow, who also ended up re-mastering this release, told me about an Algerian composer called Ahmed Malek whose music was also released in Tunisia. 

Fast forward three years: Arabic records have become my number one hobby and luckily I got my hands on a copy of Ahmed Malek’s “Musique Originale De Films” album. I already knew some of the tracks but listening to the music the way it was originally released, and not as a crappy Youtube version, made me fall in love with Malek’s compositions all the more. It manages to create this very special mood: melancholic and reflective, emotional and touching, but never depressing. Even without having seen any of the pictures created for this, it immediately brings visuals to one’s imagination. 

Around that time I became captivated with the idea of reissuing some of Ahmed Malek’s music. I knew some people had tried to locate his family but, but with no success. In the end it was an incredible amount of luck that made it possible for you to read these words and listen to this record. I had a DJ gig in Beirut playing old Arabic records and I mentioned my passion for Ahmed Malek’s music to a friend. She said she knew one person in Algier, and as much as it would be a shot in the dark, she could ask her if she had an idea of how to find Malek’s family. Two weeks went by before I heard back, and what I got was incredibly good news. Her Algerian friend was the neighbor of Ahmed Malek’s daughter! I’m not a spiritual person, but it felt like the universe wanted to see this release happen. 

I started to speak with Henya, Ahmed Malek’s daughter and she was more then happy with our idea. She assured us that her father would have loved the plan as well. She provided us with tons of awesome material, from great photos, to unseen video footage and unreleased tracks; she also told us more about her father’s life: 

Ahmed Malek was born on March, 6th 1932 at Bordj El Kiffan, Algiers. He was the oldest son of a family of 3 brothers and one sister. He went to work at a young age in factories to help his father to raise the family. His mother died when he was 12. It was then that decided he wanted to become a musician, and after graduating school he studied at the Algerian Conservatory. He gained recognition for his craft from an early stage and won several prizes and medals nationally and internationally (The "Premier grand prix des arts et des lettres de la composition" in 1972, the golden medal at the "Panafrican Festival" in 1976, and the "Prix du mérite national pour la composition musicale" in 1987). He was the conductor of the "Algerian Television Orchestra“ for many decades and represented his country at international events such as the Expo In Japan, Canada, Cuba and Spain. He passed on the 24th of July, 2008, at his home in El Mouradio, Algiers.


Habibi Funk 003: Ahmed Malek - Omar Gatlato (Unreleased version.  Pre-order link is description)

كتابة وتلحين: الأخوين رحباني

بعدنا هل تنزل النجوم ؟ - فيروز

Thomas Feiner & Anywhen - For Now

"Baado El Helewa Faker" (A Vava Inouva) -  Walid Toufic (1978)

The tunes blend different styles, drawing inspiration from Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and the late 20th-century Amsterdam jazz scene while incorporating modern elements like samples and beats that lend it a more upbeat, danceable energy—much like the vibe of "The Hall Revisited" and "At Home" from the EP "Cubicle Life."

Honey Text Me Back

Chris Abelen

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