IBRAHIM HESNAWI - The Father of Libyan Reggae LP Screamo the distant caws of gulls

the distant caws of gulls

haunting and challenging

and bona fide love… it is all there

To me the music is a unique combination of incredible horn arrangements powerfully performed

IBRAHIM HESNAWI - The Father of Libyan Reggae LP Screamo the distant caws of gullsHesnawi crafts restless grooves with evident buttressing from a reggae foundation. Highlighted across the LP is how Hesnawi essentially pioneered such an effortless synthesis between traditional Libyan music and Jamaican reggae stylings, plus the endlessly disparate funk, jazz, and disco accents which firmly situate Hesnawi in a league of his own. In many countries, reggae was a widespread fad before its popularity gradually subsided. In Libya,