Pat Jabbar is a Swiss-Moroccan producer, musician and founder of the record label Barraka el Farnatshi.
Biography
Born in Hamburg, Germany, Jabbar grew up in Basel, Switzerland. In late 2010s, he performed in a group, Maghrebika, consisting of himself and two Algerians now living in Switzerland, namely Abdelkader Belkacem and Abdelaziz Lamari. "Saharizona Ultraviolet", released in 2019, is a homage to Ennio Morricone & Tarantino debuted as a collection of singles. The collection featurEs diverse guests from the legendary Swiss/Moroccan Barraka label.
The collaborations with Somalian singer Sam J Samatar & Bill Laswell, led to placements in Apple TV series "Little America" and hulu show "The Looming Tower". On their debut album from 2008, simply titled Kasbah Rockers with Bill Laswell, Bill Laswell played bass on 11 tracks, grooving along with eclectic artists such as Youssef El Mejjad from Amira Saqati, Maghrebika or Casus.
In 2023, a re-release of the Sheikha songs from Sapho album "Digital Sheikha", is entitled "The Sheikha Tracks Remastered".