{"product_id":"habibi-funk-035-beirut-city-pop","title":"Habibi Funk 035: Beirut City Pop","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeirut City Pop brings together ten recordings from Lebanon's private press cassette scene of the late 1970s and 1980s. Created by short-lived bands and studio projects, these songs move between disco, pop. soul. jazz, bossa, rock and AOR.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced during the Lebanese civil war. many were copied at home and circulated oniy among friends and local communities, with some surviving solely on hand-copied tapes. Many of the musicians were connected through Ziad Rahbani's Bypass Studio, collaborating across projects and sharing a common musical language. Inspired by the blend of genres found in Japanese city pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title reflects both the sound and spirit of these recordings. Featuring artists including Stephanie Stephanou. Force. Games. Andromeda and Walid Itayim. Beirut City Pop documents a close-knit musical community whose creativity and musical camaraderie endured despite extraordinary circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Habibi Funk Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":59199291621708,"sku":"BLX-16092","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0841\/2738\/3884\/files\/INT_20260917_1117_101823_595_p_4262568670040_01_001.jpg?v=1791980812","url":"https:\/\/badlands.co.uk\/products\/habibi-funk-035-beirut-city-pop","provider":"Badlands","version":"1.0","type":"link"}