NALBANDIAN THE ETHIOPIAN & EITHER/ORCHESTRA - NALBANDIAN THE ETHIOPIAN (ETHIOPIQUES) (2LP)

The Éthiopiques series returns! Essential archive recordings from an extremely fruitful period in Ethiopian music. Armenian-born composer, arranger and instructor Nerses Nalbandian was the key pioneer of modern Ethiopian music. He laid the foundations for « Swinging Addis » and for ethio-jazz. This volume revives Nalbandian's forgotten legacy, recorded live by the Either/Orchestra & Ethiopian Guests at National Theater of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, May 16, 2011