TERP RECORDS
"The Ex has been going to Ethiopia for quite a while. Not only did we bring Friso Heidinga from the saxophone repairshop Amsterdam Winds, who fixed dozens of instruments, but also great players like Ken Vandermark, Ab Baars, Mats Gustafsson, who performed in combination ...
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AIS-19 | TERP RECORDS
"Seven duo improvisations recorded in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia in room 103 at Baro Hotel (Piazza) and Bateau Ivre (Kazanchis)." (label info)
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IS-17 | TERP RECORDS
"Most people are familiar with the Ethiopian music of the 'golden seventies'. The great CD-series of 'Ethiopiques' focuses on this remarkable period of truly amazing and rich music. The era of the big brass bands came to an end in the period of the 'Derg', the military ...
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AS-15 | TERP RECORDS
"Mohammed Jimmy Mohammed (1958-2006) was a phenomenal blind singer from the barcircuit in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. It was shocking news when we heard that he had died. On December 17, 2006. The week before his death, Jimmy was in hospital and the doctors found that he had ...
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AS-14 | TERP RECORDS
"11 songs of the Begena, the 10 string "Harp of David", which dates back thousands of years, but is still played in Ethiopia. A mesmerizing buzzing sound which is dark, heavy and serious, but also light, fragile and spiritual. Rooted in the Orthodox Christian tradition ...
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AS-12 | TERP RECORDS
"Zeng! is the second duo-CD of drummer Han Bennink and guitar-player Terrie Ex. It contains nine improvisations, recorded at the Jottem Studio in Wormerveer, Holland. The pieces are wild and sweet, manic and relaxed, sonic and swinging, obnoxious and together. A story ...
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IS-13 | TERP RECORDS
"The Laughing Owl presents the proceedings of a heady musical summit: seventeen sublime, challenging duets from The Ex's guitarist, Terrie Ex & Dutch free-jazz legend Han Bennink. These gents' resumes are the stuff musical dreams are made of. The Ex's credentials as a ...
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IS-03 | TERP RECORDS
"Solo instrumentals from a real griot, another kora virtuoso from the Diabate family of Mali. Djibril is nephew (and student of) Toumani Diabate. An absolute virtuoso, he takes the kora playing a step further, but on the other hand he is deeply rooted in the Malian ...
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AS-06 | TERP RECORDS
"Mohammed 'Jimmy' Mohammed (1958) is a phenomenal blind singer from the bar-circuit in Addis Abeba, born in Mersa, Wollo. Jimmy specializes in the songs of Tlahoun Gessesse, the greatest singer of Ethiopia. Still Jimmy always remains true to himself and sings with both ...
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AS-10 | TERP RECORDS
"Lanaya is an instrumental trio from Bamako, Mali. They play music rooted in a centuries old tradition, inwhich the stories and sagas of Mali are musically preserved. The musicians are part of a professional caste, the griots or jalis. From generation to generation the ...
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AS-01 | TERP RECORDS
"Tsehaytu Beraki is an absolutely legendary singer from Eritrea. Born in 1939 in Quatit, a small village, she soon picked up the krar (5-string harp) and after moving to the capital Asmara she became a famous singer in bars, to attract men to the local traditional beer ...
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AS-07/08 | TERP RECORDS
"Konono No.1 from Kinshasa, Congo, was founded more than 25 years ago by likembe (thumb-piano) virtuoso Mingiedi Mawangu. The band was one of the first groups to use electric amplified likembes. They build everything themselves. The pick-ups are made from hammered bits ...
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AS-09 | TERP RECORDS
