Sadly just heard the very gifted Lebanese composer Elias Rahbani has died of COVID-19. I suspect not many in the west have heard of him unless like me they have a penchant for Arabic funk/disco/psych verging on prog – he covers all of these bases!
As of hearing of his death, three of his tunes were in the ‘to play’ stack for Radio Clash, and I wish now I had played them.
I think for dusty groove types his most famous track is I Love You. Lina with it’s Arabic synth grooves, funky beats, accordion and whatever that Arab bagpipe-type instrument is?
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