The Habibis

The Habibis
The Habibis
Genres	Greek traditional
Years active	1995–2001, 2006–present

The Habibis (stylised as The haBiBis) are an Australian band that plays traditional Greek music.^[1] They won the ARIA Award for Best World Music Album with their album Intoxication.^[2]

Members

Irine Vela - laouto, bouzouki, guitar
Pascal Latra - vocals, baglama, percussion
Mulaim Vela - guitar
Rachel Cogan - recorder
Achilles Yiangoulli - bouzouki, vocals, percussion
Wendy Rowlands - violin
Sotiris Traianopoulos - clarinet
Jenny M Thomas - violin
Zois Tzikas - percussion

Discography

Albums

List of albums
Title	Album details
Four Warriors	Released: 1995 Label: The Habibis (HAB 001C) Formats: CD, Cassette
Intoxication	Released: 1998 Label: Larrikin Records (LRF511) Formats: CD
Selections 1995-2006	Released: 2008 Label: (TN755-83) Formats: CD

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. The Cat Empire has won one award.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1999	Intoxication	Best World Music Album	Won	^[3]

References

↑ Freebury, Jane (2 April 1999), "Chirpy Sounds From The Mediterranean", Canberra Times
↑ "The Winners", Newcastle Herald, 13 October 1999
↑ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.

[1] Freebury, Jane (2 April 1999), "Chirpy Sounds From The Mediterranean", Canberra Times

[2] "The Winners", Newcastle Herald, 13 October 1999

[World-3] ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.

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