Ali & Charif Megarbane - Tirakat - Grey Vinyl

Ali & Charif Megarbane – Tirakat Indonesia Exclusive Edition - Grey and Numbered Vinyl Condition: New Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Grey Vinyl Label: Habibi Funk – HABIBI034 Genre: Funk, Middle Eastern, World Germany / 2026 

Tirakat brings together Jakarta-based trio Ali and Lebanese composer and multi-instrumentalist Charif Megarbane.

"A collaboration shaped by long-standing cultural exchange between Indonesia and the Arab world. Ali’s blend of 1970s Indonesian psychedelic funk, Melayu traditions, disco grooves and Arab melodic forms meets Charif’s long-running exploration of cross-regional sound, rooted in a shared musical vocabulary rather than genre.

Rather than approaching the project as fusion, Tirakat reflects a way of making music that feels already interconnected. Melodies, grooves and textures move fluidly without signalling their sources, grounded in a performance-led process shaped by intuition, repetition and trust. Western instruments are played through techniques and sensibilities formed in Indonesia and Lebanon, emphasising circulation of influence.

The title Tirakat refers to a Javanese practice of discipline, patience and devotion, derived from the Arabic tariqa (“path” or “method”). This layered meaning mirrors the album’s focus on process and continuity. The result is a record that feels both contemporary and timeless, where Indonesian and Arab sounds intersect naturally through groove, texture and melody."

Tracklist

A1:     Intro

A2:     Abaday

A3:     Mosaics

A4:     Kuda Arab

A5:     Mata Api

A6:     Ahmad’s Lament

A7:     Jamal

B1:     A Ladder On The Balcony

B2:     Bandar Batavia

B3:     Ombak, Ombak

B4:     Frag Men Ted Mea Ning

B5:     Pekojan Funk

B6:     Silk End