The Habibis Explained

The Habibis
Genre:	traditional Greek music
Years Active:	1995 - 2001, 2006 -

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

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

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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.! |-| 1999| Intoxication| Best World Music Album| | ^[1] |-

Notes and References

1. ARIA Award previous winners. Web site: ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 12 November 2018.