He also has taught music at Pomona College and the University of California, Santa Barbara; has taught Arabic at Cuesta College and Santa Barbara City College; and has served as the Associate Director of the Middlebury College Arabic School. His doctorate in ethnomusicology focused on Middle East and American popular music. Recent recordings include his album of original Eastern Arab art music, Salam. Dr. Habib’s recent publications appear on NPR’s Afropop Worldwide, and in the Grove Dictionary of American Music and the Journal of Popular Music Studies.Share