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Gogol Bordello's Bass Player Explores Music
LOS ANGELES, September 1, 2009 -- For the past three years, Tommy T (Thomas T Gobena) has been the bass player for gypsy punk powerhouse Gogol Bordello. Tommy was born and raised in Addis Abada (Ethiopia's capital city) and the knowledge of global rhythms he brings to Gogol's sound has become part of their unclassifiable approach to music making. With the encouragement of his Gogol Bordello band mates, Tommy has produced his first solo effort, The Prester John Sessions. An aural travelogue that ranges freely through the music and culture of Ethiopia, the album is a collection of 11 songs including a remix of the track "Oromo Dub (Cushitic Dub)," featuring fellow Gogol Bordello band mates Eugene Hutz and Pedro Erazo and mixed by Michael Goldwasser of the Easy Star All-Stars. The Prester John Sessions will be released exclusively via iTunes on October 13, 2009, with the wide release at traditional retail outlets everywhere on November 10, 2009 via Easy Star Records.
K.I.B (Kibrom) born in Ethiopia then relocated to Australia in 1997 at the age of Ten. K.I.B has been through many barriers and issues which he overcame to achieve his goals in life and be where he is today as an artist.
Facing many issues in the new culture when first introduced to the Australian way of life, K.I.B fell more in love with the idea of using music to express his feelings to a wider audience. Though the new environment that surrounded K.I.B was very different from what he was used to back in Africa, it is evident to see that the support from his family in particular his brother contributed to his view of life. Though his high school years were filled drama, K.I.B states that this part of his life was when he truly developed his passion for music.
"I did it proudly to showcase our East African heritage of sound"
Somali Rapper K'nnan deny accusation of copyright violation of Ethiopian music he sampled and said "I did it proudly to showcase the East African heritage of sound."
The Somalian born rapper said: "Unfortunately the person who made this video, do not know much about how music sampling works."
Addis Ababa, April 23, 2009 (ENA) - The funeral ceremony of the legendry Ethiopian singer Tilahun Gesesse was conducted at the cemetery of the Holy Trinity Cathedral here on Thursday. Prior to the funeral cermony his family members, friends, senior government officials and hundred thousands of fans gathered at Mesqal square to mourn the Ethiopian music icon, who sang over 400 songs on multiple topics.
A refugee from the majestic war-torn land of Ethiopia
“Ethiopia await, all Prince and Princess!”—so chants famed reggae artist Buju Banton on his album ‘Til Shiloh, but what Buju didn’t know was that the wait would soon be over; Ethiopia birthed an artist--a true embodiment of the Reggae movement’s romantic longing for Ethiopia. Her name: SHEBA Sahlemariam.
