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{"id":8111022932218,"title":"Hailu Mergia \/\/ Pioneer Works Swing (Live) LP","handle":"hailu-mergia-pioneer-works-swing-live-lp","description":"\u003cp\u003eエチオピアのアコーディオン奏者Haiku Mergiaが、2023年11月に\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAwesome Tapes From Africaからリリースしたレコードです。\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2016年のライブ録音6曲を収録。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3252448732\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eレーベルその他作品は\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/atfa\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e \/\/\/ Click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/atfa\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to see more Awesome Tapes From Africa releases available at Tobira.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e----------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12\" black vinyl. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYegle Nesh (Live) 06:20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTizita (Live) 11:47\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelew Beduby (Live) 05:55\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnchihoye Lene (Live) 07:17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbichu Nega Nega (Live) 05:27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYetewat Hil (Live) 08:34\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText excerpt by Awesome Tapes From Africa:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt’s been a little over ten years since Hailu Mergia re-emerged on the international music scene. Following the first in a series of his classic recordings reissued in collaboration with Awesome Tapes From Africa, Mergia assembled a band and began performing live again after many years driving a cab in Washington, DC. His first show back appeared on the front page of the New York Times along with a stellar review and he took off from there performing his flavor of Ethiopian jazz all over the world in the years since, including Radio City Music Hall and Montreal Jazz Festival.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinally, we have a recorded document of the keyboard player’s powerful DC-based trio—which practices each weekend in his basement—featuring Kenneth Joseph on drums and Alemseged Kebede on bass. Beautifully captured at one of their fiery live shows at the venerable Brooklyn non-profit cultural center Pioneer Works on July 1, 2016, the concert was recorded by PW staff and mixed by Ted Young with mastering by ATFA’s expert audio extraction collaborator Jessica Thompson. The performance clarifies what many people across the globe already know: in his fifth decade of music-making Hailu Mergia continues to push the boundaries of his remarkable\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e abilities.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMergia and his veteran band energetically and playfully unpeel layer after layer of harmonic and rhythmic interest out of a spectrum of Ethiopian repertoire. Modern jazz demands constant reinvention and improvisation, night after night creating new works out of known modes and classic standards. This band is unstoppable when it comes to turning age-old melodies (like “Tizita” or “Anchihoye Lene”) upside down and inside out until they emerge as molten new works, often spontaneously. Mergia’s original compositions (like “Yegle Nesh”) shine brighter than ever here as well. Moving from keyboard to organ to accordion to melodica, he deftly switches instruments—often during the same song. 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Following the first in a series of his classic recordings reissued in collaboration with Awesome Tapes From Africa, Mergia assembled a band and began performing live again after many years driving a cab in Washington, DC. His first show back appeared on the front page of the New York Times along with a stellar review and he took off from there performing his flavor of Ethiopian jazz all over the world in the years since, including Radio City Music Hall and Montreal Jazz Festival.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinally, we have a recorded document of the keyboard player’s powerful DC-based trio—which practices each weekend in his basement—featuring Kenneth Joseph on drums and Alemseged Kebede on bass. Beautifully captured at one of their fiery live shows at the venerable Brooklyn non-profit cultural center Pioneer Works on July 1, 2016, the concert was recorded by PW staff and mixed by Ted Young with mastering by ATFA’s expert audio extraction collaborator Jessica Thompson. The performance clarifies what many people across the globe already know: in his fifth decade of music-making Hailu Mergia continues to push the boundaries of his remarkable\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e abilities.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMergia and his veteran band energetically and playfully unpeel layer after layer of harmonic and rhythmic interest out of a spectrum of Ethiopian repertoire. Modern jazz demands constant reinvention and improvisation, night after night creating new works out of known modes and classic standards. This band is unstoppable when it comes to turning age-old melodies (like “Tizita” or “Anchihoye Lene”) upside down and inside out until they emerge as molten new works, often spontaneously. Mergia’s original compositions (like “Yegle Nesh”) shine brighter than ever here as well. Moving from keyboard to organ to accordion to melodica, he deftly switches instruments—often during the same song. Mergia at 77 years old seems to be working harder than musicians half his age[...]\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Hailu Mergia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : Awesome Tapes From Africa\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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This is a record released by Ethiopian accordionist Haiku Mergia on Awesome Tapes From Africa in November 2023. Contains 11 songs recorded live in 2016.Click here to see more Awesome Tapes From Africa releases...
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LP includes extensive liner notes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJolie Poupée 07:25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtom Mot 07:29\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnying Moni 07:29\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYe Wo Kombel 07:51\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e++\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText excerpt by Awesome Tapes From Africa:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCameroonian artist, musician, author, composer, performer and guitarist Roger Bekono made a deep mark in the contemporary history of Cameroonian music through the four-on-the-floor, ribald intensity of bikutsi. The Ewondo-language dance-pop style that forms an undulating tapestry of interlocking triplet rhythmic interplay came to international prominence in the European “world music” scene as the 90s began. But the relentless sound of bikutsi developed in Yaoundé at the hands of Bekono and many others, as it developed from a village-based singing style performed mostly by women into a cosmopolitan music force that rivaled the popularity of established musics like Congolese rhumba, merengue and makossa. With his unique—some say suave—voice, Bekono contributed much over a period of more than 10 years as part of the evolution of this traditional rhythm-turned-urban dance movement...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Roger Bekono\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : Awesome Tapes From Africa\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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This is a reissue album released in June 2023 by Bikzi writer Roger Bekono from Yaoundé, Cameroon. (Original was released in 6) Below is a commentary by the label. "Cameroonian artist, musician, composer, performer and guitarist Roger Bekono has left a deep mark on the contemporary history of Cameroonian music through his 1989/4 beat vikzi. This Ewondo dance-pop style. formed a tapestry of undulating, intertwining triplet rhythms, and in the 3s came to international prominence on the European 'world music' scene.It has developed into an international music that stands shoulder to shoulder with established music such as Congolese rumba, meringue, and makossa. With his unique and swaying voice, Bekono has played a major role in the evolution of this movement from traditional rhythms to urban dance movements over the last decade. " Labels and other works here /// Click here to see more Awesome Tapes From Africa releases...
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Despite providing him a place to increase his visibility as a solo artist while he was frustrated with his groups, his association with Inter Diffusion Systems ended in disappointment. 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Drakusが、2023年8月にリリースした再発アルバムです。（オリジナルは1989年リリース）\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e以下、レーベルによる解説です。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Gibraltar Drakusは、海賊版が横行していたにもかかわらず10万枚以上を売り上げたファースト・アルバム『Hommage A Zanzibar』（1989年）から文字通り爆発的な人気を得た。このアルバムのレコーディングのために、Gibraltar Drakusは多作なプロデューサーのミスティック・ジムにレコーディングとミックスを依頼した。この時期のGibraltar Drakusの他のバンドはレ・マルティアンだったが、リーダーの不仲によりアルバムには参加していない。彼はミスティック・ジムの助言と勧めで、レコーディングのためにバンドメンバーを変更し、ソロ・ギターにシンバ・ダニエル・エブーサ、リズム・ギターにピエロ・アヘノ、ベースにジャン＝ポール・リシェを迎えた。\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e音楽的な革新は、ギターのインタープレイとオーケストレーションの規律にあり、その結果、クロス・リズム・ハーモニーの気の遠くなるような時計仕掛けが生まれた。いくつかの点で崇高なこの音楽は、体操的な実行の中で驚くほどリラックスしている。彼は、有名なレ・ベテラン、ザンジバル、メッシ・マーティンの感性の中間に位置するサウンドを目指した。彼はザンジバルとメッシ・マーティンの作品を多く手がけ、その2人のおかげでビクティとベティの音楽にどっぷりと浸かることができた。「作曲の仕方を教えてくれたのはザンジバルだし、音楽的にもザンジバルから多くを学んだ。美しい曲を作曲するための手法やその他のアプローチについて、私たちは夜を徹して研究した。今の自分の半分はザンジバルのおかげなんだ！\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eレコーディング当時、彼は非常に若く、当時の多くのビクーツィ・アーティストよりもずっと若かった。彼はレ・テット・ブリュレやレ・マルティアンのバンド仲間に、違ったタイプのエネルギーを見せて喜んでいたという。前者は、有名なデビュー・ヨーロッパ・ツアー（クレール・ドゥニの映画『Man No Run』で不朽の名作となった）から彼を遠ざけた。グループでの活動に不満を抱いていた彼に、ソロ・アーティストとしての知名度を上げる場を提供したにもかかわらず、インター・ディフュージョン・システムズとの付き合いは失望に終わった。このレーベルは、『Hommage A Zanzibar』とその後のアルバム『Zobiakkk』からの印税を彼に支払うことはなかった。\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1439450821\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eレーベルその他作品は\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/atfa\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e \/\/\/ Click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/atfa\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to see more Awesome Tapes From Africa releases available at Tobira.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e----------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as 12\" black vinyl or cassette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eN'nom Wom (Mon Époux)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExode Rural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eO Zanzibar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMekeya A Dzal (Retour Au Village)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003eText excerpt from essay by Awesome Tapes From Africa:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...Gibraltar Drakus literally exploded from his first album Hommage A Zanzibar (1989), which sold over 100,000 copies despite rampant piracy. For the recording, Drakus made sure he engaged prolific producer Mystic Jim to record and mix the album. Drakus’ other band during that period was Les Martiens but due to leadership disagreements they didn’t play on the album. He was advised and encouraged by Mystic Jim to change band personnel for the recording and work with Simba Daniel Evoussa on solo guitar, Pierrot Ahenot on rhythm guitar and Jean-Paul Litché on bass.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe innovation musically rests both within the guitar interplay and the discipline in the orchestration, which result in a mind-bending clockwork of cross-rhythmic harmony. Sublime on several levels the music is remarkably relaxed in its gymnastic execution. He aimed for the sound to exist somewhere between the sensibilities of the famous Les Veterans, Zanzibar and Messi Martin. He had worked a lot of Zanzibar and Messi Martin, both of whom allowed him to fully immerse himself in bikutsi and Beti music. “Zanzibar is the one who taught me how to compose a song, and I learned a lot from Zanzibar musically. We spent whole nights working on methods and other approaches to compose beautiful songs. I owe half of everything I have today to Zanzibar!”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe was quite young at the time of the recording, much younger than most bikutsi artists of the era. He brought a different type of energy, he says, and that was something he relished showing his bandmates in Les Têtes Brûlées and Les Martiens. The former sidelined him from their famous debut European tour (immortalized in the Claire Denis film Man No Run), as he was too young and should finish school, they told him. Despite providing him a place to increase his visibility as a solo artist while he was frustrated with his groups, his association with Inter Diffusion Systems ended in disappointment. The label never paid him royalties from Hommage A Zanzibar and a later album Zobiakkk...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Gibraltar Drakus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : A\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewesome Tapes From Africa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Cameroon Yaounde's Bikzi writer Gibraltar Drakus is a reissue album released in August 2023. (Original was released in 8) Below is a commentary by the label. "Gibraltar Drakus literally exploded in popularity with their first album, Hommage A Zanzibar (1989), which sold over 10 copies despite being heavily pirated. The recording of this album was the reason for the recording of this album. Gibraltar Drakus commissioned prolific producer Mystic Jim to record and mix it, Gibraltar Drakus' other band from this period was Les Martians, but did not appear on the album due to the leader's disagreement. At the advice and recommendation of Mystic Jim, he changed band members for the recording, adding Simba Daniel Ebusa on solo guitar, Piero Aheno on rhythm guitar and Jean-Paul Richet on bass. The musical innovation lies in the discipline of guitar interplay and orchestration, resulting in a mind-boggling clockwork of cross-rhythm harmonies.In some ways, this music is sublime. , surprisingly relaxed in its gymnastic execution.He aimed for a sound that lies between the sensibilities of the famous Les Veterans, Zanzibar and Messi Martin.He has worked with both Zanzibar and Messi Martin. and thanks to them I was able to immerse myself in the music of Victory and Betty: "Zanzibar taught me how to compose, and I learned a lot musically from Zanzibar. Beautiful. We spent all night researching methods and other approaches to composing songs.Zanzibar is half of who I am today!” I was much younger than the artist.He said he was happy to show a different type of energy to his bandmates at Les Tête Brulees and Les Martiens.The former kept him away from his famous debut European tour (immortalized in Claire Denis' film Man No Run).His association with Inter-Diffusion Systems ended in disappointment, even though he was dissatisfied with his group activities and offered him a platform to gain recognition as a solo artist.The label never paid him royalties from Hommage A Zanzibar and the subsequent album Zobiakkk. " Label and other works here ///...
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