Friday, July 01, 2011

Australia’s Ethiopian Music Ambassador


French producer Francis Falceto put the idiom on the world map with his prolific Ethiopiques series, shining a light on classic tracks recorded in the ‘60s and ‘70s.

Tours by two legends of that golden era, singer Mahmoud Ahméd and saxophonist Mulatu Astatqué, last year helped raise the bar Down Under.

Melbourne-based collectives like Afro Habesha Band and Black Jesus Experience have also played a part with their fusion excursions, but a recently released Ethiopian soul album and project out of Sydney, both bearing the moniker Dereb The Ambassador, promises to raise the profile even higher. FULL ARTICLE AT worldmusiccentral.org  »

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