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Tuesday Sep 17, 2024

Jorga Mesfin

The Kindest One

This is Mulatu Astatke's protege and Ethiopian saxophonist and composer Jorga Mesfin's debut album. It's a long foray into Ethio-jazz that takes this... more...

LP Muzikawi: MUZLP002

Dawit Yifru

Dawit Yifru

Ethiopia's music company Muzikawi reissue the self-titled solo instrumental album of Ethio-jazz composer Dawit Yifru, which offers an exceptional occa... more...

LP Muzikawi: MUZLP001

Wednesday Mar 6, 2024

Admas

Sons Of Ethiopia

Sons of Ethiopia is a fascinating piece of the Ethiopian musical puzzle. Emerging from the community of Ethiopian exiles who had been scattered to the... more...

LP Frederiksberg Records: FRB007

Wednesday Mar 22, 2023

Various Artists

Ethiopian Soul And Groove Vol. 1

Urban Ethiopian music stands out within the African continent thanks to its creativity and originality. Whatever the shade -- pop, blues, jazz or soul... more...

LP Heavenly Sweetness: HS094VL

Tuesday Dec 6, 2022

GIGI

Illuminated Audio

American dub by way of Ethiopia. First time on vinyl comes this album by Ethiopian singer Ejigayehu Shibabaw aka Gigi - soundwise translated by her hu... more...

LP Time Capsule: TIME003

Thursday Aug 4, 2022

Kibrom Birhane

Here And There

His third and most adventurous record to date, Here And There is a conscious exploration and deep dive into the waters of life; complex yet harmonious... more...

2LP Flying Carpet Records: FLYC108
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Wednesday Oct 6, 2021

Getatchew Mekurya

Ethiopian Urban Modern Dance Music Vol. 5

Getatchew Mekurya is probably the most revered veteran of Ethiopian saxophone.A real giant, both physically and musically. Not only is he at the very... more...

LP Heavenly Sweetness: HS098VL

Thursday Aug 26, 2021

Tlahoun Gessesse

Ethiopian Urban Modern Dance Music Vol. 4

Although he is still completely unknown to Western audiences, for Ethiopians, Tlahoun Gessesse is THE VOICE.The first-ever pan-Ethiopian star, he has... more...

LP Heavenly Sweetness: HS097VL

Alemeyehu Eshete

Ethiopian Urban Modern Dance Music Vol. 2

is no less than one of the great voices of the heyday of modern Ethiopian music, the swinging sixties which, in this country, went on until the fall o... more...

LP Heavenly Sweetness: HS095VL

Various Artists

Ethiopian Hit Parade Vol. 2

The follow up to the highly acclaimed reissue of the first volume Ethiopian Hit Parade. This 2nd volume features 'Ethiopian Hits' from 1972 to 1975. T... more...

LP Heavenly Sweetness: HS219VL

Thursday Apr 22, 2021

Various Artists

Ethiopian Hit Parade Vol. 1

After releasing around fifty 45 rpm singles and his first 33 rpm album Amha Eshete set about compiling his best 45s on a series of now legendary album... more...

LP Heavenly Sweetness: HS144

Tuesday Mar 23, 2021

Various Artists

Out of Addis

Ethiopia is home to over 80 ethnic groups, each with its own deep-rooted language and culture. Contemporary musicians living outside Addis Abeba, the... more...

LP Sheba Sound: SHBLP001

Wednesday Oct 7, 2020

Kibrom Birhane

Circles

Ethiopian-born Jazz Musician Kibrom Birhane mixes Spiritual Jazz with Ethiopian Jazz motifs to create a unique and deep sound that resonates across ma... more...

12inch Flying Carpet Records: FLYC101
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Monday Jul 29, 2019

Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band

Wede Harer Guzo

A lo-fi haze of shimmering, loping funk in melancholic and lyrical modes typical to Ethiopian modernism. more...

LP Awesome Tapes From Africa: ATFA021

Thursday Jul 26, 2018

Mulatu Astatke

Afro Latin Soul Vol.2

These days, Mulatu Astatke is widely considered to be the ''Godfather of Ethiopian jazz''. Yet when he recorded the two-part ''Afro-Latin Soul'' album... more...

LP Worthy: Worthy1015

Mulatu Astatke

Afro Latin Soul Vol.1

These days, Mulatu Astatke is widely considered to be the ''Godfather of Ethiopian jazz''. Yet when he recorded the two-part ''Afro-Latin Soul'' album... more...

LP Worthy: Worthy1014

Wednesday Feb 5, 2014

Various Artists

Ethiopian Modern Instrumental Hits

''Ethiopians' deep-seated ethiocentrism, the legacy of a thousand years of history, has contributed in no small way to their music's strong national i... more...

LP Heavenly Sweetness: HS092VL

Thursday Nov 18, 2010

Mulatu Astatke & Others

Ethiopian Modern Instrumental Hits

Mad grooves from the Ethiopian scene of the 70s -- featuring work by the enigmatic Mulatu, plus some of the other extra-cool artists on that country's... more...

LP L'Arome Productions: LAP006LP