IBRAHIM HESNAWI - The Father of Libyan Reggae LPHesnawi crafts restless grooves with evident buttressing from a reggae foundation. Highlighted across the LP is how Hesnawi essentially pioneered such an effortless synthesis between traditional Libyan music and Jamaican reggae stylings, plus the endlessly disparate funk, jazz, and disco accents which firmly situate Hesnawi in a league of his own. In many countries, reggae was a widespread fad before its popularity gradually subsided. In Libya,