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Description: | CD on Terp |
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| Format: | CD | |
| Genre(s): | World/Traditional | |
| Label: | Terp | |
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£13.19
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| Availability: | In stock. Dispatched in 1 working day. |
The Ethiopian music of the 'golden seventies' was a remarkable period of truly amazing and rich music. But the era of the big brass bands came to an end in the period of the 'Derg', the military government in Ethiopia from 1975 till 1991, and synth-pop took over the Ethiopian scene. But in the last few years something new is emerging. Young producers have started combining traditional rhythms and strong dance beat production. The result is very original, uplifting and very danceable music. The gurage, wollo, gondar, oromo and other traditional rhythms work wonders for this new dance music. It can be heard all over Addis and other Ethiopian urban areas, blasting from restaurants, taxis, coffeeplaces, grocerystores and Addis' giant market, the Mercato. The 'Ililta' CD is a compilation of this new Ethiopian dance music, recorded with a new generation of singers over the last
decade. A cross-selection of the production work of Mesele Asmamaw and some of his close colleagues.
