Tag: Ethiopia

Groovy Ethiopia (#1450)Groovy Ethiopia (#1450)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Tezeta Band – Drop It! – Beyond Addis (Contemporary Jazz & Funk Inspired By Ethiopian Sounds From the 70’s)
Hoodna Orchestra – Yelben (feat. Tesfaye Negatu) – Yelben / Beza (feat. Tesfaye Negatu) – Single
Arat Kilo – Addis Polis – AK
Anbessa Orchestra – Gurage – Negestat
Ogun Afrobeat – Afroshark (feat. Javier Paxariño & Kaveh Sarvarian) – UNITE
Yegna – And Edil – Best of Yegna
Yasuhiro Mori – Meche Neow – Ethio Breaks
Mulatu Astatke – Gamo – Sketches of Ethiopia (Bonus Track Version)
De la Abesh – Xirak’s Tizita Jam (excerpt) – Addis
Alemayehu Eshete – Yelben Betayiw – Éthiopiques, Vol. 9: Alèmayèhu Eshèté (1969-1974)
Netsanet Melesse – Semerelign – Furtuna
Meklit – Yerakeh Yeresal (feat. Andrew Bird) – When the People Move, the Music Moves Too
Kirubel Assefa – Dimtsepia – Dimtsepia
Akalé Wubé – Alègntayé (feat. Genet Asefa) – Sost
Imperial Tiger Orchestra – Bemgnot Alnorem – Mercato

Hour 2:
Debo Band – Trek From Ethiopia,Pt. 1 – Beyond Addis (Contemporary Jazz & Funk Inspired By Ethiopian Sounds From the 70’s)
Badume’s Band – Yemewded Neger – Qelemewa – EP
Damakase – Tizu Konjo Wusha – Gunfan Yellem!
Bole 2 Harlem – Bole 2 Harlem – Bole 2 Harlem, Vol. 1
Molly Tigre – Hello Bolly – Molly Tigre
The Selenites Band – Yekatit (Funky Bijou Remix) – Ethio Jazz Groove Project
Ka-La-Ka Afro Beat Band – Every do it your own way – Soul Ethiopia
Krar Collective – Mr Astatke – Ethiopia Super Krar
Ménélik Wossenachew – Chereka – Mekaberene Liyew / Chereka
Sun Hop Fat – Yègellé Tezeta – Sun Hop Fat
Woima Collective – Woima – Beyond Addis (Contemporary Jazz & Funk Inspired By Ethiopian Sounds From the 70’s)
Gigi w/Material – Gudfela – Mesgana Ethiopia
Ethioda – Musicawi Silt – Ethiopian Jazz Groove

Sounds of Landlocked Africa (#1395)Sounds of Landlocked Africa (#1395)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex & Friends – Musicawi Silt – The Rough Guide to the Music of Ethiopia
Ndingo Johwa – Ndobolo – The Very Best of Ndingo Johwa
Black Umfolosi – Usemafini – Earth Song
Gabin Dabiré – Sankara (feat. Lokua Kanza) – Tieru
Debademba – Nusso Dia – Souleymane
Monoswezi – A Djaha – A Je
Khadja Nin – Fiya Liberte – Ya Pili
Louis Mhlanga – Mari Hakuna – World Traveller
Etran Finatawa – Jama’aare – Desert Crossroads
Mounira Mitchala – Adinna – Talou Lena
Gigi – Amnalehu (I Believe) – One Ethiopia
Abyssinia Band – Yedejih abeba negn (I am a flower at your yard) – Music From Ethiopia

Hour 2:
Gnl Zamba – Kawwa – The Spear
Bole 2 Harlem – Ametballe – Rough Guide To Ethiopia
Bole 2 Harlem – Ya Selam – Bole 2 Harlem, Vol. 1
Bjoloja – Akukho Fecela Wamfenyana – Imphilo
Krar Collective – Mr Astatke – Ethiopia Super Krar
Sotho Sounds – Something to Think About – Junk Funk
Malia – Friendship – Malawi Blues / Njira
Fatoumata Diawara – Yakandi – Maliba
Afel Bocoum, Damon Albarn, Toumani Diabate and Friends – Niger – Mali Music
Cécile Kayirebwa – Rubyiruko – Rwanda
Emmanuel Jal & Abdel Gadir Salim – Elengwen – Ceasefire
Bernard Kabanda – Tugendeyo (Let’s Go There) – Olugendo
Ongo Ensemble – Eci Ameya (Voices) – Central African Republic: Banda Polyphony
Rachel Magoola – Sunsuuni – Resilience – Songs of Uganda

East vs West: Nigeria vs Ethiopia (#1234)East vs West: Nigeria vs Ethiopia (#1234)

We celebrate the birthdays this week of Tony Allen and Haile Selassie, with music from their respective nations. Very different sounds; both fantastic.

Hour 1
Dede – Niger Delta Jam – Lagos Stori Plenti (Urban sounds from Nigeria)
Techome Wolde – Sema Eda Aegebachign – Ethiopia Soul Review
Keziah Jones – Lagos vs. New York – Nigerian Wood
Mulatu Astatke – Gamo – Sketches of Ethiopia (Bonus Track Version)
Nigeria Fuji Machine – Ilu – Synchro Sound System & Power
Temesgen – Dawit Bebegena – Begena Fusion
Tony Allen – No Discrimination (excerpt) – No Accommodation for Lagos – No Discrimination
Krar Collective – Mr Astatke – Ethiopia Super Krar
Ofo the Black Company – Allah Wakbarr – Allah Wakbarr – Single
Menelik Wossenatchew – Belew Bedubaye – Belew Bedubaye (single)
Prince Nico Mbarga – Afufu Uwa – Prince Nico Mbarga Compilation Pt. 1
Akalé Wubé – Alègntayé (feat. Genet Asefa) – Sost

Hour 2
Monomono – Tire Loma da Nigbehin – Dawn of Awarness
Qwanqwa – Gorage – Volume Two
Fela Kuti – Eko – The ’69 Los Angeles Sessions
Bole 2 Harlem – Ametballe – Bole 2 Harlem, Vol. 1
Super Negro Bantous – One Day Suffer Go Finish – Super Negro Bantous
Taem – Ambasel (አምባሰል) – Ethiopian Instrumental Music No 1
JJC & 419 Squad feat. T.I.D. – Demu Gani – Lagos Stori Plenti (Urban sounds from Nigeria)
Samuel Yirga – Abet Abet – Hagere
Bala Miller & The Great Music Pirameeds Of Africa – Ikom Allah – Nigeria 70
Jano Band – Hamza – Lerasih New
Asiko – Strong and Wrong – You Strong But You Wrong