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Free Love and War Songs? Gétatchèw Mèkurya

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

My girlfriend and I were watching the film “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” (1993), the story of Ike and Tina Turner, a couple of nights ago. After finishing the film, I eagerly went over to my record collection and said […]

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Onwards and Upwards (Finally…)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Let me just begin by saying, it was conceived as a ‘rock’ music concert, it raised a final figure of over £150m, and the live broadcast was watched by an estimated 1.5 billion viewers across 100 countries.

The UK event featured contributions from […]

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If you check out 'Podcast and Interviews' in the main navigation box you will find a link to a very interesting podcast featuring an interview with Francis Falceto, assistant compiler of ‘The Very Best of Ethiopiques’ and compiler of the original ‘Ethiopiques series’. In this interview, despite […]

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Raf : Excellent grooves. At last, someone is bringing this music out into the open. monkeyboxer : This is some serious stuff! dope beats and breaks for any beat head!!! Vincent carpentier : This is great music and this is the perfect compilation to spread the word mark davis : recommended in straight no chaser, definately see why. a must have for the collection. Mulu Ken : I'm crazy about Ethiopian music and really pleased more people are finding out about it. Keval : very mesmerising. will be looking out for the album Zekre Neger : This indeed a sound from the heavens through music. Olo : these grooves are really hypnotic. a very special mix of styles with that recognizable, underlying mellow sound. i liked the series before, but this one really keeps You listening to the last second... aquarium drunkard : is there a US release?
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Just wanted to let you know about a very special new CD, ‘The very best of Ethiopiques’, features a uniquely Ethiopian take on jazz, funk and soul from the 60s and 70s. You’ll love it, as do Elvis Costello, Robert Plant, Patti Smith, Tom Waits, Damon Albarn and Brian Eno. If you'd like to hear what all the fuss is about, check out
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`some of the most blistering big band funk, soul and jazz work outs, when Addis was as hot as Muscle Shoals'
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` almost every track is thrillingly addictive '
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`a well-focused, illuminating insight into the richness of Ethiopian music through 28 tracks of mesmerizing playing and singing'
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`Smouldering jazz from the moodiest midnight dive, wild jabbering vocals that make Little Richard quite polite, mighty soul brass, ancient dusty lyres, lonely pianos, the most convoluted time signatures ever'
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