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"Ethiopian soul and groove". Urban Ethiopian music stands out within the African continent thanks to its creativity and originality. Whatever the shade - pop, blues, jazz or soul - it comes from a fusion of local musical traditions mixed with an echo of western music. ...
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"Ethiopian soul and groove". Urban Ethiopian music stands out within the African continent thanks to its creativity and originality. Whatever the shade - pop, blues, jazz or soul - it comes from a fusion of local musical traditions mixed with an echo of western music. ...
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Getatchew Mekurya is probably the most revered veteran of Ethiopian saxophone.A real giant, both physically and musically. Not only is he at the very top level of Ethiopian saxophonists, but he is the 'inventor' of an extremely distinctive musical 'style.'
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"Alemayehu Eshete". Alemayehu Eshete is no less than one of the great voices of the heyday of modern Ethiopian music - the swinging sixties which, in this country, went on until the fall of the Emperor Haile Sellassie 1 in 1974. On a par with Tlahoun Gessesse, Bzunesh ...
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"Ethiopians' deep-seated ethiocentrism, the legacy of a thousand years of history, has contributed in no small way to their music's strong national identity, particularly impervious to any African influences. Latin influences, so pervasive in the great musical centers ...
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"The first vinyl 'Best Of' from the now classic Ethiopiques series. Francis Falcetto, the founder of the series (already 28 Cds available) and THE specialist of Ethiopian music selects, in his view, the best tracks of the series. He opened his large collection of ...
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"The Ethio Jazz album by Mulatu Astatqe is a jewel of the modern Ethiopian music and a mythical album, since the beginning of Ethiopian music reissues (mainly on Buda Musique). An incredibly groovy Ethiopian record, originally from 1969-1972. Amazing orchestral ...
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