The Habibiyya has been played on NTS shows including Aaron Angell, with Mandola first played on 21 August 2021.

The Habibiyya was a British band comprising Conrad Archuletta, Ian Whiteman, Mike Evans, Roger Powell, and Susan Archuletta (three of whom were members of Mighty Baby. Their sole album, titled if man but knew and released in 1972, comprises Eastern-influenced hypnotic psychedelic music. The album is based on Sufi music as members of the band had become converted to the Muslim Sufi faith.