Founder(s): [founders unknown]
Label Manufacture Location: Beirut, Lebanon, registered in US
Other Information: Label’s title “Al-Kawakeb” means “The Stars” in Arabic; produced exclusively Arabic music that incorporated elements of pop and swing. This label could also be compared to another independent Arab-American label of the same time period, Alamphon.
Sources:
CDBPDX. “Arabic Music.” My Collection of 78 RPM Records. 24 June 2012. 20 Apr. 2013. <http://78records.cdbpdx.com/Arabic/>.
Collector’s Frenzy. “Alkawakeb.” Collector’s Frenzy. 27 Mar. 2013. 20 Apr. 2013. <http://collectorsfrenzy.com/search?q=alkawakeb&search-button=>.
Grigger, Andrew. “Middle Eastern Modern Music, Alkawakeb Records, Very Rare.” Turn Around Records. 16 Oct. 2012. 20 Apr. 2013. <http://www.etsy.com/listing/109211634/middle-east-modern-music-alkawakeb>.
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