http://ethiopiques.info Welcome The Very Best of Ethiopiques Fan. Thanks for subscribing. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:33:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After a recent very pleasant conversation with the always amiable Francis Falceto, I was fortunate to receive a CD containing all the publicity he had collected over his 20 years of promoting Ethiopian music. Amongst the many hundreds of scans and texts contained within I found a folder called 'The ... http://ethiopiques.info/return-of-live-music/ Very sad news Ethiopiques legend Tlahoun Gèssèssè died on 19 April 2009 in Addis Ababa as he was being taken to hospital by his wife. He had been in poor health for several years due to diabetes and had just returned to Ethiopia from the United States. Born in Addis Ababa to ... http://ethiopiques.info/tlahoun-gessesse/ To understand anything of the music of Ethiopia it is worthwhile dipping ones toes into the warm water of the great ocean that is Ethiopian history and culture. In this now land-locked nation, thousands of years of history have percolated to bring us a culture deeply-rooted in tradition and ancient ... http://ethiopiques.info/land-of-cryptic-diversity/ If you’re reading this the chances are you’ve already been seduced by the mesmeric music found on ‘Ethiopiques’. The evocative modes that you’d be hard-pressed to identify as African; the insistent 6/8 groove that can send members of the audience into what appears to be an ecstatic dance; the twilight ... http://ethiopiques.info/iain-scott-on-modern-ethiopian-music/ My girlfriend and I were watching the film “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” (1993), the story of Ike and Tina Turner, a couple of nights ago. After finishing the film, I eagerly went over to my record collection and said to her: “I know he was bad news, ... http://ethiopiques.info/free-love-and-war-songs-getatchew-mekurya/ Here at ethiopiques.info, we’re not the only people to be digging deep and writing about the incredible story of the Ethiopiques. Remarkably, the mainstream UK press have also got bitten by it! Below are 3 great articles published by the UK’s national press. Who says everything you read in the papers ... http://ethiopiques.info/press-articles/ While seeing the original 1970s Ethiopiques artists live might well be a once in a lifetime experience, there are a few other modern bands out there also flying the flag . Below are listed our choice of the best modern ‘non-Ethiopian’ bands, all of whom have MySpace sites for you to ... http://ethiopiques.info/ethiopiques-groups-on-myspace/ “some of the most blistering big band funk, soul and jazz work outs” SO, WHAT did the Ethiopians ever do for us? Well Haile Sellassie/Jah Rastafari, obviously. And, for better or worse, Live Aid and Band Aid. And for a period until 1978, , when Addis was as hot as muscle ... http://ethiopiques.info/press-reviews/ Let your friends know about ‘The very best of Ethiopiques’, a uniquely Ethiopian take on jazz, funk and soul music from Addis Ababa in the 60s and 70s. And don't forget to tell them about http://www.ethiopiques.info/! T U R K A I R O http://ethiopiques.info/tell-a-friend/ Track Listing CD1: 1. Heywete - Tesfa Maryam Kidane 2. Yekermo Sew - Mulatu Astatqe 3. Yekatit - Mulatu Astatqe 4. Enken Yelelebesh - Girma Beyene 5. Ewnet Yet Lagegnesh - Bahta Gebre-Heywet 6. Gubelye - Mulatu Astatqe 7/8. Ere Mela Mela/Metche New - Mahmoud Ahmed 9 .Tchero Adari Negn - Alemayehu Eshete 10.Telantena Zare - Alemayehu Eshete 11.Muziqawi Silt - ... http://ethiopiques.info/ethiopiques-front-cover/