New release on Batov Records for Belgian ethio-jazz and afro-funk band Kolonel Djafaar. “Formed in 2016, the band earned their stripes whipping crowds into a frenzy with a big band brass, Ethio-jazz meets Afrobeat sound, influenced by Mulatu Astatke, Budos Band, and Fela Kuti”. Check out ‘Recording...
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Israeli ethio-jazz and funk band Hoodna Orchestra gave “the live treatment” to ‘Alem Alem’ extracted from their latest namesake album released in February on Agogo Records. The EP includes six “instrumental arrangements of songs by Ethiopia’s classic singers from the golden age of Ethiopian jazz and pop. These...
‘Nefas New Zemedie’ is extracted from a “newly unearthed” album by Hailu Mergia out in early June on Awesome Tapes From Africa. “Tezeta is the first full length album by The Walias Band recorded and released in 1975 by the band’s own label […] Sourced by Awesome Tapes From Africa...
The first daily discovery of the week comes from Italy and it’s the brand-new single by Milan-based afro-jazz and fusion quartet The Invisible Session. After a 15 years hiatus, The Invisible Session are back with a new album titled “Echoes Of Africa”, a very personal homage to African music, out...
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It was a breath of fresh air to receive this excellent album to review. Set against a background of recent unrest in Ethiopia triggered by the killing of controversial musician Haacaaluu Hundeessa in Addis Ababa on 29th June this year, the album Afropentatonism (out in early July on Piranha Records) by...
During a trip to Ethiopia, pianist and composer Daniel Moreau was inspired by the sounds he heard at “Timkat”, the mystical festival that gives title to our cd of the week, an encounter between the French ethiojazz band Ethioda and rapper Mac Singe. Radio Mukambo also serves Brazilian afrobeat, a...
The father of Ethio-jazz Mulatu Astatke joins forces with Melbourne-based Black Jesus Experience to deliver a delicious encounter of Ethiopian melodies with hip-hop-infused jazz and funk grooves on To Know Without Knowing, our cd of the week out on Agogo Records. Radio Mukambo also serves new stuff from Ethioda (French...
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Jazz music has a long and fruitful relationship with the world of cinematography. Since the advent of sound-on-film, enterprising directors have recruited from a pantheon of jazz virtuosos to provide fittingly atmospheric scores for iconic feature films. From the timeless works of Duke Ellington and Henri Mancini to John Coltrane...
![Album Review: Hailu Mergia – Yene Mircha [Awesome Tapes From Africa; March 2020]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hailu-mergia-yene-mircha-cover-335x335.jpg)
The man with the Moog is back when we needed him most. Following his acclaimed 2018 release Lala Belu, the unassuming elder of Ethiopian music Hailu Mergia returns with his soothing synths for Yene Mircha which translates from Amharic as `My Choice’. Ever since Buena Vista Social Club and (before) we’ve...