Aside from being a talented DJ, Jannis Stürtz is also an esteemed curator who has ventured to Casablanca, Egypt, and various other North African locales to introduce the region's rich pop music history to a broader audience. “The quality of the music was really strong and I felt like there was a discrepancy between the availability of the music and the interest it created.” Stürtz told The Independent about his Habibi Funk compilation, which includes everything from a cover of James Brown’s “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”, sung in Arabic to disco inspired artist Mallek Mohamed’s and everything in between.