Quique Sinesi, César Franov
Ethiopian jazz meets drum machine and synthesizers on Admas’ 1984 cult classic Sons of Ethiopia. As the title suggests, Admas’ core members were children of Ethiopian families exiled to the United States due to the terror and propaganda of the Derg, the military dictatorship that had deposed Haile Selassie. A total fusion of cultures, the bands’ debut album also incorporates elements of reggae, samba, and highlife, which were popular then in the polyglot musical culture of the American capital. “It’s a global thing man,” Tewodros ‘Teddy’ Aklilu says. “It’s not even an Ethiopian thing. We were in the city, and the global thing was going on.” Sons of Ethiopia is the only recording of its time to capture young Ethiopian musicians in the US, cutting loose on their own thing. It is the fresh sound of youth, freedom and imagination.
Recommended – Full Listen
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Tags: African / Ethiopian Jazz / Lounge / Soul
Tracklist:
A1 Anchi Bale Game
A2 Bahta’s Highlife
A3 Tez Alegn Yetintu
B1 Kalatashew Waga
B2 Wed Enate
B3 Samba Shegitu
B4 Astawesalehu
Credits:
Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Lead Guitar, Percussion, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Henock Temesgen
Arranged By [Drums], Engineer, Organ, Percussion, Rhythm Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals – Abegasu Kebre Work*
Design [Front Cover] – C&R Advertising Design
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Yosef Tesfaye
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Percussion, Vocals – Tewodros Aklilu
Lead Vocals – Simeon Beyene (tracks: B4)
Producer – Admas, Ray Tilkens
