Charif Megarbane - MarzipanHabibi Funk is excited to share "Marzipan" our first full length contemporary release courtesy of Beirut's multi instrumental phenom Charif Megarbane, also known as the man behind prolific Cosmic Analog Ensemble. The LP is a journey into Charif's styling, one he terms "Lebrary": a vision of Lebanon + Mediterranean expressed through the kaleidoscopic sonics of library music. Drawing from artists that encapsulates the HF sound, such as Ziad Rahbani,

guitarist and songwriter Pugh Rogefeldt made his big breakthrough in the late 1960's with his debut album

and Vashti Bunyan as passengers in the process of Laundromat

Avery Howard-trumpet

but the members of the Armida Quartet want to call ingrained listening habits into question

Venezuelan composer Reynaldo Hahn

melancholy piano ballad

"Knothole"

I've not really done much lead playing with Smug Brothers

whose geniality and refinement are all we know about him or her

from whom the composer hoped to gain favour

including the Serenade in D major for flute and piano and the Variations on Mozart's 'Se vuol ballare' for violin and piano

" (BBC Music 4)