In a departure from the usual template of old photos of the artists, the cover of Habibi Funk’s latest reissue features an illustration by Beirut-born, Paris-based artist Raphaelle Macaron. Poolside beach chairs sit empty on the patio of a luxurious apartment complex at dusk, separated by red, rocky terrain from the city skyline in the background. Cool purples, pinks and blues saturate the scene in a clear nod to the style of Hiroshi Nagai, whose work graces the covers of Light in the Attic’s Pacific Breeze City Pop compilations of funk, soul and AOR from 1980 . . .
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