Posts Tagged by world music
Dub Colossus: Local pianist going global
| March 2, 2012 | Posted by admin under Interviews |
As the name itself implies, Dub Colossus, a collaboration between Ethiopian and British musicians, is an epic musical project. The group, which is composed of a pianist Samuel Yirga, Sax player Feleke Woldemariam and three vocalists, Sintayehu Zenebe, Tsedenia Gebremarkos and Termage Woretaw together with talented British musicians, appears to be growing on the world… Read more
Ethiopia: Acacia Jazz & World Music Festival
| February 7, 2012 | Posted by admin under News |
by Borja Santos Porras (rnw.nl) During the last four days, some of the Ethiopia’s finest and most talented jazz musicians and selected bands from abroad have been playing in the “Acacia Jazz Festival & World Music”. It is one of the first “Outdoor Jazz” festivals to be held in Addis Ababa and it is designed… Read more
Saba’s Meant For You
| November 6, 2011 | Posted by admin under Art |
By: Benjamin Lebrave A few years back I stumbled upon an ’80s Ethiopian synth-pop track by Tigist Mekonnen. At the time I was really into post punk and new wave. So this song really did it for me. The instrumentation was cheap but effective, Tigist’s voice was beautiful, and I thought there might be dozens… Read more
Meklit Hadero creates music of multiple cultures
| June 24, 2011 | Posted by admin under News |
Last month, Meklit Hadero toured East Africa with her band, delivering her singular mix of caressingly lyrical original songs and traditional Amharic melodies to audiences of HIV-positive orphans, rural villagers and urban dwellers. Earlier this month, the Ethiopian-born San Francisco singer-songwriter was belting out “Cold Sweat” at Yoshi’s in saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis’ show “Still… Read more
A stranger to his own land: sensational Ethiopian singer Daniel Lemma
| May 8, 2011 | Posted by admin under News |
By Tibebeselassie Tigabu Born in 1972 in Ethiopia, Daniel Lemma perceives music as an expression of his journey, a manifestation of his life, a tool to reveal hopes and dreams and resentments. The singer went to Sweden when he was only a three-month-old baby through adoption but didn’t lose contacts with his biological parents. Growing… Read more
Ethiopian Jazz: Thrilling Music That You Should Hear
| May 8, 2011 | Posted by admin under News |
Contemporary Ethiopian musicians reinvigorate traditional jazz stylings for new audiences in America and Addis Ababa. By: Salamishah Tillet During the second half of the 20th century, cosmopolitan Ethiopians were delighted to see jazz giant Duke Ellington receive their country’s Medal of Honor from Emperor Haile Selassie. At the same time, by contrast, a Berklee College… Read more
Ethiopian Music Festival: from cultural conservation to international exposition
| May 8, 2011 | Posted by admin under News |
This year’s Ethiopian Music Festival was yet another rich exhibition of both local and international bands all bound together by a love for Ethiopian music. All events were open to the public free of charge, including events at the Goethe Institute, Alliance Ethio-Francaise, National Theatre, and even Club Alize. Ethiopia is known for its uniqueness… Read more
Ethiopia Habtemariam promoted to Senior Vice President of Urban Music
| May 8, 2011 | Posted by admin under News |
Los Angeles, CA, February 19, 2010 – Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) today announced the promotion of Ethiopia Habtemariam to Senior Vice President/Head of Urban Music. Habtemariam was previously Vice President of Urban Music. Based in New York, Habtemariam is responsible for finding and developing songwriters, artists, and producers for the urban music department of… Read more
Ethio-Jazzman
| May 8, 2011 | Posted by admin under News |
Ethiopian music legend Mulatu Astatke invented Ethio-Jazz. With a whole new generation of fans and collaborators he’s just as innovative today. Master musician and composer, Mulatu Astatke, is fresh from Addis Ababa. He has flown into London from Ethiopia to do press on his forthcoming album Mulatu Steps Ahead and to attend DJ Gilles Peterson’s… Read more
Golden Age of Ethiopian Jazz is coming back
| May 8, 2011 | Posted by admin under News |
ADDIS ABABA (The Economist)- Aficionados are hoping for a revival of the golden age of Ethiopian jazz, as players who emigrated westward a generation ago, especially to America, come home amid the global recession. Tafari Assefa now plays his drums in a band at the bar of the Jupiter Hotel, one of the fancier newer… Read more
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