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Francis Falceto Podcast

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February 10, 2006 - TOE podcast 2.10.06 - Ethiopiques
Taken from
Benjamen Walker's Theory Of Everything

This week on TOE: A report on the Ethiopiques music series. The piece features interviews with the series editor Francis Falceto, the Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatke, the film director Jim Jarmusch (who used Mulatu's music in his recent film Broken Flowers) and Russ Gershon of the Either/Orchestra.

 

Francis Falceto Interviews

Or alternatively read more about Francis Falceto and the Ethiopiques at:
Ethiopia: Empire and Revolution
Ethiopia: Diaspora and Return
Where you can find two in-depth interviews with Francis Falseto hosted on the excellent afropop.org website.


 

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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