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Africa 45, number 4:
Alemayehu Eshete aka the Ethiopian James Brown aka Abyssinian Elvis. struts his stuff on this funk bomb; tough breaks and changes, bluesy guitar lines and horns. Punctuated with Eshete�s JB-esque vocals.
Singer, writer and composer Eshete boasts one of the largest discography in Ethiopian music. Originally released on Amha 7� AE 240A in 1970, pressed in Lebanon due to restrictions imposed by the military government at the time, entitled �Chiro Adarie Negne�.
AA: Mahmoud Ahmed - Bemen Sebeb Letlash
Taken from the 1978 LP on on his own label Mahmoud Ahmed Records, LR MA 10. Ahmed is a very well known figure in Ethiopian music, who gained wider appeal thanks to Crammed Discs, Buda Music and the Ethiopiques series.
As sampled by Gaslamp Killer on �When I'm in Awe� featuring GonjaSufi. Included on Cut Chemist�s �Sound Of The Police� mixtape from 2010. |
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