Habibi is heading to the west coast this fall in support of the re-issue of their first album,'Habibi.' The band's debut full-length, released on Burger Records in 2013, quickly sold out after its release, and soon became out of print, due to the band taking a hiatus shortly thereafter, reaching cult status along the way, with copies going for up to $100 on Discogs.
In 2018, a year fraught with political turbulence and cultural unease, Habibi’s first EP in over four years; significantly, the first one recorded in Farsi, came at a crucial time. The four-track effort, 'Cardamom Garden' quickly led to performances at the MoMA and Lincoln Center, to tours in Asia, Europe and the US, and to acclaim by NPR, The New Yorker, and Pitchfork who praised its songs, "full of music that blends cultures, languages, and genres, with charming and intriguing results (...) shedding rigid definitions of what constitutes American music on the way to the band’s future."
Habibi will perform at Starline Social Club (Oakland, CA) on September 15th,
at Moustache (Tijuana, MEX) on September 18th,
and at Moroccan Lounge (Los Angeles, CA) on September 21st and 22nd.
Pre-order for the re-issue on red vinyl are available via Burger Records, here.
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