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*2024 stock* For a long time downplayed and deprived of any recognition whatsoever, oromo music is one of the liveliest Ethiopian musical traditions. This 28th volume of Ethiopique pays tribute to Ali Birra, the man in whom Oromo music has irrepressibly affirmed itself since the 1960s. A very unusual groove, very different from gouragué, amhara and tigrignarhythms, a relentless quest for identity and, on top of that, a guitar style that would stand out anywhere. (Most of the pieces presented here were recorded between 1973 and 1975, yet this album also features 3 previously unreleased tracks from the 1960s)
Details
Cat. number: 860233
Year: 2013
Notes:
Tracks 1 & 12 released in 1973; 2 to 11 in 1975; 13 & 14 in the mid-1960s; and 15 between 1966 and 1969.
Comes with a 36-page colour booklet of liner notes, photographs and translated lyrics in French and English.
Made in France.
