Various Artists

First press 2025.
A killer deep-dive from Now Again, shining a light on Beirut’s legendary Voix De L’Orient label. Covering 1967 to 1984, this comp pulls together a heady mix of psychedelic dabke, cosmic jazz, disco-funk burners and devotional ballads from across the Lebanese scene. It’s the kind of record that flips your idea of what Middle Eastern music could sound like in that era – adventurous, hybrid, and properly groovy. FFO: Fairuz getting cosmic, Habibi Funk, Mulatu Astatke, Ziad Rahbani