► The ground-breaking Ethiopiques series (currently 21 volumes) has been a revelation to Western ears and received plaudits from both jazz and world music camps
► Sinuous African rhythms, Eastern exoticism and a healthy dose of funk characterize the golden age of Ethiopian groove which swung the Addis clubs in the late ‘60s & early ‘70s but the compendium also includes traditional music
► The soundtrack to the Jim Jarmusch film “Broken Flowers” and Mahmed Ahmoud’s 2007 BBC Radio 3 world music award have brought the series to the attention of a wider public and has prompted the release of a double CD – The Very Best of Ethiopiques |
