Maribyrnong Weekly, March 16, 2011
IT wasn't until Duncan Foster made the journey to Ethiopia that he fully understood the power of the African nation's music.
"As a bass player, it was some of the bass lines that intrigued me originally. But it was a couple of years later when I visited Ethiopia and was immersed in the culture that I really got it."
"Ethiopia is very multicultural," Foster says. "The music is equally diverse and yet is unmistakably and immediately identifiable as Ethiopian."
The diversity of a nation with more than 80 languages is represented in the Afro Habesha stage show, helmed by lead singer Seble Girma. "It is visually striking, with members of the band changing into costumes of many cultures."
Foster says Ethiopian music is going through a boom. People are attracted to the energy of it, the soulfulness of it, and visually it's terrific."
Afro Habesha plays at the Harambe Ethiopian Restaurant, 205-207 Nicholson Street, Footscray, on Sunday. Details and bookings: 96877177.
IT wasn't until Duncan Foster made the journey to Ethiopia that he fully understood the power of the African nation's music.
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| Rhythm of life: Lead vocalist and dancer Seble Girma. |
Foster has been playing with Afro Habesha, an eight-piece ensemble featuring traditional Ethiopian and contemporary instruments, for more than 10 years.
"Ethiopia is very multicultural," Foster says. "The music is equally diverse and yet is unmistakably and immediately identifiable as Ethiopian."
The diversity of a nation with more than 80 languages is represented in the Afro Habesha stage show, helmed by lead singer Seble Girma. "It is visually striking, with members of the band changing into costumes of many cultures."
Foster says Ethiopian music is going through a boom. People are attracted to the energy of it, the soulfulness of it, and visually it's terrific."
Afro Habesha plays at the Harambe Ethiopian Restaurant, 205-207 Nicholson Street, Footscray, on Sunday. Details and bookings: 96877177.
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